Meanings
adverbextinctively (comparative more extinctively, superlative most extinctively)
comparative more extinctively · superlative most extinctively
- In an extinctive manner.
A study of the experiments which have been made to determine the composition of atmospheres, which act extinctively upon flame, shows that in many cases the atmosphere under examination was in contact with water.
1894, Proceedings of the Royal Society of London, page 2
Origin
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extinctively. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/extinctively
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“extinctively.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/extinctively. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “extinctively,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/extinctively.
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