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adverbprelusively (not comparable)
- not comparableIn a prelusive manner.
A tradition, or whatever it was, that had flowered prelusively in the Princess herself—well, Amerigo's very discretions were his way of taking account of it.
1904, Henry James, The Golden Bowl
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APA
prelusively. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prelusively
MLA
“prelusively.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prelusively. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “prelusively,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prelusively.
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