"descriptively" meaning in All languages combined

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Adverb [English]

IPA: /dɪˈskɹɪptɪvli/ [UK] Forms: more descriptively [comparative], most descriptively [superlative]
Etymology: From descriptive + -ly. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|descriptive|ly}} descriptive + -ly Head templates: {{en-adv}} descriptively (comparative more descriptively, superlative most descriptively)
  1. In a descriptive manner. Translations (in a descriptive manner): descriptivament (Catalan), kuvailevasti (Finnish), deskriptiivisesti (Finnish), descritivamente (Portuguese), descriptivamente (Spanish)
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