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preventingly
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English
Etymology
From preventing + -ly.
Adverb
preventingly (comparative more preventingly, superlative most preventingly)
- (dated) So as to prevent or hinder.
- Synonym: preventatively
References
- “preventingly”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
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