PROSCRIPTIVELY

Etymology

Adverb

proscriptively (comparative more proscriptively, superlative most proscriptively)

In a proscriptive manner.

Source: Wiktionary


PROSCRIPTIVE

Pro*scrip"tive, a.

Definition: Of or pertaining to proscription; consisting in, or of the nature of, proscription; proscribing. Burke.

– Pro*scrip"tive*ly, adv.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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ELOQUENCE

(noun) powerful and effective language; “his eloquence attracted a large congregation”; “fluency in spoken and written English is essential”; “his oily smoothness concealed his guilt from the police”


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