单词 | affinitatively |
释义 | affinitativelyadv. Somewhat rare. By way of affinity; in a manner characterized by affinity; in relation to affinity. ΚΠ 1825 Philos. Mag. & Jrnl. 65 372 I noticed to you the manner in which the analogies and affinities of Natural History are indicated in my tables, and how these insensibly blend into each other... Every dichotomy of the tables..may be considered as a sort of triangular circle returning affinitatively into itself. 1911 Jrnl. Med. Soc. New Jersey 7 518/2 While O, Cal, C, H, S, etc., dance up to their partners affinitatively and form new unions and compounds. 1946 Atlantic Monthly Oct. 125/2 Nephews are no better off, affinitatively speaking; and aunts may be dear to us and, then again, not. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adv.1825 |
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