English

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Etymology

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ablative (to carry away) +‎ -ly

Pronunciation

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  • (US) IPA(key): /ˌæb.lə.ˈtaɪv.li/
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Adverb

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ablatively (comparative more ablatively, superlative most ablatively)

  1. In an ablative manner. [Mid 19th century.][1]

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References

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  1. ^ Lesley Brown, editor-in-chief, William R. Trumble and Angus Stevenson, editors (2002), “ablatively”, in The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary on Historical Principles, 5th edition, Oxford, New York, N.Y.: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 5.