Pavlovianly
adv, slang ·Uncommon ·College level
Definitions
- 1 In a Pavlovian manner; involving Pavlovian conditioning. informal
"To be sure, the audience, Pavlovianly primed by some of our premier playwrights and critics, laughs and laughs, and applauds and applauds. One wonders how many theatergoers, queried about just what they saw and cheered, could come up with a cogent reply. Would they even know that the stuff is the exact antithesis of life-affirming?"
Example
More examples"To be sure, the audience, Pavlovianly primed by some of our premier playwrights and critics, laughs and laughs, and applauds and applauds. One wonders how many theatergoers, queried about just what they saw and cheered, could come up with a cogent reply. Would they even know that the stuff is the exact antithesis of life-affirming?"
Etymology
From Pavlovian + -ly.
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