"combatively" meaning in English

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Adverb

IPA: /ˈkəmˈbæ.t̬ɪv.li/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Yangolin-combatively.wav [General-American] Forms: more combatively [comparative], most combatively [superlative]
Etymology: Etymology tree English combative Middle English -ly English -ly English combatively From combative + -ly. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|combative|-ly<id:adverbial>|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree English combative Middle English -ly English -ly English combatively [Appendix:Glossary#inherited|Inherited]] from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "-ly", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "combatively", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="combatively"> From combative + -ly., {{ety|en|:af|combative|-ly<id:adverbial>|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree Vulgar Latin combatto Old French combatre French combattredeverb. French combatbor. English combat Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder. Latin -īvus Old French -ifbor. Middle English -yf English -ive English combative Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly English -ly English combatively From combative + -ly. Head templates: {{en-adv}} combatively (comparative more combatively, superlative most combatively)
  1. In a combative way. Translations (combatively): bataleme (Esperanto)
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