preventively

English

Etymology

From preventive +‎ -ly.

Adverb

preventively (not comparable)

1. In a preventive way
   • 2009 February 8, “Biden says U.S. ready to talk but remains prepared to act”, in Toronto Star‎^[1]:

     On Iran, Biden said Washington will strive to act preventively and avoid having to choose between the risks of war and the dangers of inaction.

Translations

in a preventive way

• French: préventivement (fr)
• Portuguese: preventivamente
• Spanish: preventivamente