responsively

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adverb

In a responsive manner.

OriginProto-Germanic *līką ← Proto-Indo-European *leyg- ← English responsive →
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Meanings

adverbresponsively (comparative more responsively, superlative most responsively)

comparative more responsively · superlative most responsively

  1. In a responsive manner.

Origin

  1. Englishresponsive
  2. Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
  3. Proto-Germanic*līką
  4. Englishresponsively

From responsive + -ly.

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APA

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Chicago

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

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