Initiatively

adv

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Definitions

Adverb
  1. 1
    On one's own initiative; without being prompted nonstandard, not-comparable

    "During the scanning process, subjects were asked to lie still with eyes open and not think initiatively."

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"During the scanning process, subjects were asked to lie still with eyes open and not think initiatively."

Etymology

From initiative + -ly.

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