Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dispositively

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: dis-pos-i-tive-ly
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

5

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

In a dispositive manner, i.e. by natural or moral disposition.

Obsolete

Example Sentences

"the generation of one thing is the corruption of another , although it be substantially true concerning the form and matter , is also dispositively verified in the efficient or producer"
"Do dispositively what Moses is recorded to have done literally, […] break all the ten commandments at once."

Etymology

From dispositive + -ly.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: dispositive

Usage

Obsolete

Questions

What does dispositively mean?: In a dispositive manner, i.e. by natural or moral disposition.
Where does dispositively come from?: From dispositive + -ly.

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