Meanings
adverbconsumptively (comparative more consumptively, superlative most consumptively)
comparative more consumptively · superlative most consumptively
- In a consumptive manner.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*ḱe?
- Proto-Indo-European*ḱóm
- Proto-Italic*kom
- Proto-Italic*kom-
- Latincon-
- Proto-Indo-European*upó
- Proto-Italic*supo
- Latinsub
- Latinsub-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₁em-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₁émeti
- Proto-Italic*emō
- Latinemō
- Latinsūmō
- Latincōnsūmō
- Latincōnsūmptus
- Middle Englishconsumptive
- Englishconsumptive
- Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
- Proto-Germanic*līką
- Englishconsumptively
From consumptive + -ly.
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consumptively. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/consumptively
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“consumptively.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/consumptively. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “consumptively,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/consumptively.
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