selectively en · ADV
Etymology
Etymology tree English selective Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly English -ly English selectively From selective + -ly.
Meanings
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In a selective manner, only affecting or applying to some selected cases.
Our prototype implements a basic pharming attack to selectively misresolve the client domain name requests.
2006, Markus Jakobsson, Steven Myers, Phishing and Countermeasures, page 128:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most selectively | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more selectively | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Deriveds
selectively mute · hepatoselectively · photoselectively · superselectively · nonselectively
Translations (6)
sk selektívne (in a selective manner) · pt seletivamente (in a selective manner) · gl selectivamente (in a selective manner) · es selectivamente (in a selective manner) · fi valikoivasti (in a selective manner) · ca selectivament (in a selective manner)