privatively

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adverb

In a privative manner; by the absence of something; negatively.

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Meanings

adverbprivatively (not comparable)
  1. not comparableIn a privative manner; by the absence of something; negatively.

    ordinary despair in our spiritual: then privatively, depriving us of that which is the mother and soul of our obedience and good works , I mean faith

    a. 1660, Henry Hammond, a sermon

Origin

From privative + -ly.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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