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FORMATIVELY
Etymology
Adverb
formatively (comparative more formatively, superlative most formatively)
In a formative manner.
Source: Wiktionary
FORMATIVE
Form"a*tive, a. Etym: [Cf. F. formatif.]
1. Giving form; having the power of giving form; plastic; as, the formative arts. The meanest plant can not be raised without seed, by any formative residing in the soil. Bentley.
2. (Gram.)
Definition: Serving to form; derivative; not radical; as, a termination merely formative.
3. (Biol.)
Definition: Capable of growth and development; germinal; as, living or formative matter.
Form"a*tive, n. (Gram.) (a) That which serves merely to give form, and is no part of the radical, as the prefix or the termination of a word. (b) A word formed in accordance with some rule or usage, as from a root.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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