"preventively" meaning in English

See preventively in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adverb

Etymology: preventive + -ly Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|preventive|ly}} preventive + -ly Head templates: {{en-adv|-}} preventively (not comparable)
  1. In a preventive way Tags: not-comparable Translations (in a preventive way): préventivement (French), preventivamente (Portuguese), preventivamente (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-preventively-en-adv-hTSWt6VS Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ly

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