deterrently

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adverb

In a way that deters, or serves as a deterrent.

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Meanings

adverbdeterrently (comparative more deterrently, superlative most deterrently)

comparative more deterrently · superlative most deterrently

  1. In a way that deters, or serves as a deterrent.

Origin

From deterrent + -ly.

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APA

deterrently. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deterrently

MLA

“deterrently.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deterrently. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “deterrently,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deterrently.

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