generativelyadv.
/ˈdʒɛn(ə)rətɪvli/, U.S. /ˈdʒɛn(ə)rədɪvli/, /ˈdʒɛnəˌreɪdɪvli/ With regard to or by means of generation; in a generative manner.
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1643 R. Overton Mans Mortallitie vi. 41 That which is immortall cannot generatively proceed from that which is mortall.
1700 E. Howard Remarks New Philos. Des-Cartes sig. fv He must grant that their Substance may be equally subject to the variable Alterations generatively, or corruptly understood, no less than Terrestial Beings.
1821 London Med. & Physical Jrnl. June 443 [The brain's] function is to feel... On this sentient property, emanating from peculiarity of structure either generatively or mechanically, are founded the rational capabilities of the mind.
1873 Proc. Amer. Philos. Soc. 1871–2 12 301 The Intelligence of instinct, and of mind, are not conceivably the product of matter, spontaneously or generatively.
1921 Jrnl. Philos. 18 493 It is not possible..that either male or female could have evolved independently of each other. Their relationship is generatively as well as operatively reciprocal.
1964 Oceanic Linguistics 3 9 Our aims in studying discourse are both analytical and generative. In analysis, we wish to understand how a discourse is constructed. Generatively, we wish to be able to talk, tell stories, and produce literature.
2004 Jrnl. Technol. & Teacher Educ. (Nexis) 12 75 Growth plans are used by instructors to generatively design learning experiences and opportunities in the seminar.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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