"adjectively" meaning in English

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Adverb

IPA: /ˈadʒɛktɪvli/ [UK]
Etymology: From adjective + -ly. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|adjective|ly}} adjective + -ly Head templates: {{en-adv|-}} adjectively (not comparable)
  1. As an adjective; adjectivally. Tags: not-comparable Translations (in the manner of an adjective): adjetivamente (Portuguese)
    Sense id: en-adjectively-en-adv-zbARr9ms Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ly

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          "ref": "1952, Doris Lessing, Martha Quest, Panther, published 1974, page 146",
          "text": "Its boundary fence ran along North Avenue; and for many years people had used the phrase ‘North Avenue’ adjectively. ‘She's ever so North Avenue,’ Donovan might say approvingly.",
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