applicatively
|ap-pli-ca-tive-ly|
/əˈplɪkətɪv/
(applicative)
relating to applying
Etymology
'applicatively' originates from English, specifically from the adjective 'applicative' plus the adverbial suffix '-ly', where the suffix '-ly' meant 'in the manner of'.
'applicatively' changed from the English adjective 'applicative' which itself came into English via Middle French/Old French (appliquer/appliquatif) and Late Latin 'applicativus', originally from Latin 'applicare', and eventually formed the modern English adverb by adding '-ly'.
Initially, roots referred to 'attaching' or 'applying' (from Latin 'applicare'), but over time the term evolved to mean 'relating to application' and then, in adverbial form, 'in a manner of application' with specialized senses in grammar and programming.
Meanings by Part of Speech
Adverb 1
in a manner relating to application; by applying or making applicable (i.e., in a practical or applied way).
The policy was implemented applicatively, prioritizing practical application over theoretical discussion.
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Adverb 2
in the manner of the applicative voice or applicative operation (used in linguistics to describe marking of arguments, or in programming to describe use of applicative functors/operations).
In some languages, certain objects are promoted applicatively through morphological marking.
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