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selectively

/sʌlˈɛktɪvli/adverb4 syllables

Selectively means: by selection; in a selective manner.

What does selectively mean?1

adverb

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by selection; in a selective manner“we choose our students very selectively”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with selectively?4

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Selectively in a sentence

  • I selectively don't like kids at school by their choice of death metal bands.Eccles17
  • Once it cools, the agarose solidifies and the optical fibers are selectively removed using solvents.Cangarejo
  • I began to marginalize the pepperoni on the pizza by devouring it selectively based on its protein index.Eccles17

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