castratively

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

castrative +‎ -ly

Adverb[edit]

castratively (comparative more castratively, superlative most castratively)

  1. In a castrative manner.
    • 2016, Leslie H. Abramson, Hitchcock & the Anxiety of Authorship:
      The scenework proves unsuccessful when Carmichael recalls not the source of her misandry but another episode of overacting, that of castratively biting off the moustache of an amorous man.