| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Adverb | 1. In a discretive manner.[Websters]
2. In a disjunctive manner. [Eve - graph theoretic] 3. Virtually never used adverbial inflection of the rarely used adjective discretive.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Adjective Form (discretive) | 1. Marking distinction or separation; disjunctive.[Websters]. 2. Being disjunctive.[Eve - graph theoretic] 3. Rarely used base adjective of the adverb discretively.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license. | Top | |
Date "DISCRETIVELY" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1828. (references) |
Specialty Definition: DISCRETIVELY
| Domain | Definition | ||
| Noah Webster | [Adverb] In a discretive manner. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary. | ||
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Common Expressions: discretive
| Expressions | Definition | ||
| Discretive proposition | (Logic & Gram.), one that expresses distinction, opposition, or variety, by means of discretive particles, as but, though, yet, etc.; as, travelers change their climate, but not their temper. Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary. | ||
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