substantively

English

Etymology

Etymology tree
English substantive
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 substantively

    From substantive + -ly.

    Adverb

    substantively (comparative more substantively, superlative most substantively)

    1. In a substantive manner, or to a substantive extent.
    2. (grammar, of a word) Employed as a noun.

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