adverbative

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US/ædˈvɝbətɪv/UK/ədˈvɜːbətɪv/

adjective

Functioning as an adverb; adverbial.

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Meanings

adjectiveadverbative (not comparable)
  1. not comparablegrammarFunctioning as an adverb; adverbial.

    "Verbs have an adverbative form made by attaching -게 to the base."

    2002, Ross King et al., Continuing Korean, page 211

Origin

From adverb + -ative.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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