reactively

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

English react

Proto-Indo-European *-wós

Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder.

Latin -īvus

Old French -ifbor.

Middle English -yf

English -ive

English reactive

Proto-Indo-European *leyg-

Proto-Germanic *līkąder.

Proto-Germanic *-līkaz

Proto-Germanic *-ê

Proto-Germanic *-līkê

Old English -līċe

Middle English -ly

English -ly

English reactively

From reactive + -ly.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɹiːˈæk.tɪv.li/

Adverb

reactively (comparative more reactively, superlative most reactively)

1. In a reactive fashion.

   The infant responds reactively to stimuli.

2. (chemistry) In relation to or by means of a reaction.

   The films were reactively bonded.

Antonyms

• (antonym(s) of “in a reactive fashion”): proactively

Derived terms

• immunoreactively

Translations

in a reactive fashion

• Polish: bodźcowo

Anagrams

• creatively