initiatively

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adverb

On one's own initiative; without being prompted

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Meanings

adverbinitiatively (not comparable)
  1. nonstandardnot comparableOn one's own initiative; without being prompted

    During the scanning process, subjects were asked to lie still with eyes open and not think initiatively.

    2015 September 12, “Graph Theoretical Analysis of BOLD Functional Connectivity during Human Sleep without EEG Monitoring”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin

From initiative + -ly.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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