distributively
(adverb) in a distributive manner; “marine vertebrates have their weight supported distributively by the water”
distributively
(adverb) as individuals or as separate units (not collectively); “taken distributively, their rights are imperceptible”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
distributively (comparative more distributively, superlative most distributively)
In a distributive manner
Source: Wiktionary
Dis*trib"u*tive*ly, adv.
Definition: By distribution; singly; not collectively; in a distributive manner.
Dis*trib"u*tive, a. Etym: [Cf. F. distributif.]
1. Tending to distribute; serving to divide and assign in portions; dealing to each his proper share. "Distributive justice." Swift.
2. (Logic)
Definition: Assigning the species of a general term.
3. (Gram.)
Definition: Expressing separation; denoting a taking singly, not collectively; as, a distributive adjective or pronoun, such as each, either, every; a distributive numeral, as (Latin) bini (two by two). Distributive operation (Math.), any operation which either consists of two or more parts, or works upon two or more things, and which is such that the result of the total operation is the same as the aggregated result of the two or more partial operations. Ordinary multiplication is distributive, since a Ă— (b + c) = ab + ac, and (a + b) Ă— c = ac + bc.
– Distributive proportion. (Math.) See Fellowship.
Dis*trib"u*tive, n. (Gram.)
Definition: A distributive adjective or pronoun; also, a distributive numeral.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
2 April 2025
(adjective) secret or hidden; not openly practiced or engaged in or shown or avowed; “covert actions by the CIA”; “covert funding for the rebels”
Decaffeinated coffee is not caffeine-free. Studies from the National Institute of Health (US) have shown that virtually all decaf coffee types contain caffeine. A 236-ml (8-oz) cup of decaf coffee contains up to 7 mg of caffeine, whereas a regular cup provided 70-140 mg.
