privatively

English

Etymology

From privative +‎ -ly.

Adverb

privatively (not comparable)

1. In a privative manner; by the absence of something; negatively.
   • a. 1660, Henry Hammond, a sermon:

     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

References

“privatively”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.