arrestively

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English

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Etymology

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From arrestive +‎ -ly.

Adverb

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arrestively (comparative more arrestively, superlative most arrestively)

  1. (dated) In an arrestive manner.
    Synonyms: arrestingly, conspicuously, remarkably, strikingly
    • 1910, Robert W. Service, chapter 16, in The Trail of ’98[1], Toronto: The Ryerson Press, page 452:
      His face had an arrestively hollow look, but that frozen smile was set on it.

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