partitivelyadv.
/ˈpɑːtᵻtᵻvli/, U.S. /ˈpɑrdədᵻvli/ In a partitive manner; by way of partition; (spec. in Grammar) in a partitive context or sense.
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1520 R. Whittington Uulgaria f. 5v Nownes that ben set partitiuely be these.
1590 J. Stockwood Eng. Accidence 46 Nounes of the comparatiue and the superlatiue degree being put partitiuely..require a genitiue case.
1657 C. Hoole Common Rudim. Lat. Gram. 99 Nouns of the Comparative and Superlative degree, being put partitively.., require a Genitive case.
1714 T. Ruddiman Rudiments Lat. Tongue iii. i. 81 Partitives and Words plac't Partitively, Comparatives, Superlatives, Interrogatives and some Numerals govern the Genitive plural.
1870 Contemp. Rev. 14 416 The unperplexed steadiness with which, partitively employed, in hundreds, he carries on a multitude of difficult and complicated operations at the same time.
1940 Philos. Sci. 7 325 This behavior is usually considered in its aspect as unified activity of the entire organism, i.e., as a whole rather than partitively.
1987 Slavic & East European Jrnl. 31 418 Singular human objects..are the objects most peripheral to the range of items that could be viewed partitively.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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