abductively

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US/æbˈdʌk.tɪv.li/US/ˈæbˌdək.tɪv.li/

adverb

In an abductive fashion.

OriginEnglish abductive ← Latin abductus ← Proto-Italic *doukō →
First used Early 20ᵗʰ century.Scrabble 22
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Meanings

adverbabductively (not comparable)
  1. not comparableIn an abductive fashion.First known use Early 20ᵗʰ century.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ep
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂epó
  3. Proto-Italic*ap
  4. Latinab
  5. Latinab-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*dewk-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*déwkti
  8. Proto-Italic*doukō
  9. Latindūcō
  10. Latinabdūcō
  11. Latinabductus
  12. Englishabduct
  13. Englishabductive
  14. Englishabductively

From abductive + -ly.

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Translations

Portuguese abdutivamente
  • abdutivamentein an abductive fashion
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APA

abductively. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/abductively

MLA

“abductively.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/abductively. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “abductively,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/abductively.

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