Predicatively

//ˈpɹɛ.dɪ.kə.tɪv.li// adv

adv ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adverb
  1. 1
    As a predicate; giving information about the subject of a sentence. not-comparable

    "The Dutch adjective ‘af’ can only be used predicatively."

Adverb
  1. 1
    occurring within the predicate phrase wordnet

Synonyms

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absolutelydecidedlyemphaticallypositively

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"The Dutch adjective ‘af’ can only be used predicatively."

Etymology

From predicative + -ly.

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