predictively

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adverb

In the manner of something that attempts to or succeeds in predicting, anticipating or expecting.

“The computer program predictively scheduled the number of employees we'd need each day of the year based on past workloads.”

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Meanings

adverbpredictively (comparative more predictively, superlative most predictively)

comparative more predictively · superlative most predictively

  1. In the manner of something that attempts to or succeeds in predicting, anticipating or expecting.

    The computer program predictively scheduled the number of employees we'd need each day of the year based on past workloads.

Origin

From predictive + -ly.

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APA

predictively. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/predictively

MLA

“predictively.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/predictively. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “predictively,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/predictively.

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