adjectively adjective
ad·jec·tive
The adjective form of adjectively is adjective
A aDefinitions
- adjective adjectively pertaining to or functioning as an adjective; adjectival: the adjective use of a noun. 1
- adjective adjectively Law. concerning methods of enforcement of legal rights, as pleading and practice (opposed to substantive). 1
- adjective adjectively (of dye colors) requiring a mordant or the like to render them permanent (opposed to substantive). 1
- adjective adjectively Archaic. not able to stand alone; dependent: Women were seen by some (by some men, that is) as adjective creatures, needing to be cared for and protected from the vicissitudes of life. 1