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predatively

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Etymology

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From predative +‎ -ly.

Adverb

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predatively (comparative more predatively, superlative most predatively)

  1. (rare) In a predative manner.
    • 1998, Andrew Todhunter, Fall of the Phantom Lord: Climbing and the Face of Fear[1]:
      Over the course of a day's driving in the vicinity of South Lake Tahoe, white and green law enforcement vehicles appear frequently — in our wake, in the oncoming lane, stationed predatively on the side of the road.