castratively

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English

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Etymology

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From castrative +‎ -ly.

Adverb

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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.