Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

privatively

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: pri-va-tive-ly
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

In a privative manner; by the absence of something; negatively.

Example Sentences

"ordinary despair in our spiritual: then privatively, depriving us of that which is the mother and soul of our obedience and good works , I mean faith"

Etymology

From privative + -ly.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: privative

Questions

What does privatively mean?: In a privative manner; by the absence of something; negatively.
Where does privatively come from?: From privative + -ly.

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