DEMONSTRATIVELY

demonstratively

(adverb) in a demonstrative manner; “he greeted her demonstratively”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adverb

demonstratively (comparative more demonstratively, superlative most demonstratively)

In a demonstrative manner.

Source: Wiktionary


De*mon"stra*tive*ly, adv.

Definition: In a manner fitted to demonstrate; clearly; convincingly; forcibly.

DEMONSTRATIVE

De*mon"stra*tive, a. Etym: [F. démonstratif, L. demonstrativus.]

1. Having the nature of demonstration; tending to demonstrate; making evident; exhibiting clearly or conclusively. "Demonstrative figures." Dryden. An argument necessary and demonstrative. Hooker.

2. Expressing, or apt to express, much; displaying feeling or sentiment; as, her nature was demonstrative.

3. Consisting of eulogy or of invective. "Demonstrative eloquence." Blair. Demonstrative pronoun (Gram.), a pronoun distinctly designating that to which it refers.

De*mon"stra*tive, n. (Gram.)

Definition: A demonstrative pronoun; as, "this" and "that" are demonstratives.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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In 1511, leaders in Mecca believed coffee stimulated radical thinking and outlawed the drink. In 1524, the leaders overturned that order, and people could drink coffee again.

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