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REDUCTIVELY
Etymology
Adverb
reductively (comparative more reductively, superlative most reductively)
In a reductive manner.
Source: Wiktionary
Re*duc"tive*ly, adv.
Definition: By reduction; by consequence.
REDUCTIVE
Re*duc"tive (-tv), a. Etym: [Cf. F. réductif.]
Definition: Tending to reduce; having the power or effect of reducing.
– n.
Definition: A reductive agent. Sir M. Hale.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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