doctrinairely

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adverb

In a doctrinaire way; according to some strict doctrine.

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Meanings

adverbdoctrinairely (comparative more doctrinairely, superlative most doctrinairely)

comparative more doctrinairely · superlative most doctrinairely

  1. In a doctrinaire way; according to some strict doctrine.

    Although much of the Jones-Goury reconstruction of the original colouring of the Alhambra was doctrinairely conjectural, it guided those who tried to restore the place later […]

    2004, Robert Irwin, The Alhambra, Profile Books, published 2005, page 152

Origin

From doctrinaire + -ly.

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

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

Chicago

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

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