institutively

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/ˌɪnstɪˈtjuːtɪvli/

adverb

In a way that conforms to an institution.

“James Harrington, The Commonwealth of Oceana This having been institutively exercis'd has been shewn by the Chirotonia , or Ballot of the People , came sooner or late”

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Meanings

adverbinstitutively (not comparable)
  1. not comparableIn a way that conforms to an institution.

    James Harrington, The Commonwealth of Oceana This having been institutively exercis'd has been shewn by the Chirotonia , or Ballot of the People , came sooner or late

Origin

From institutive + -ly.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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