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subjectively

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Etymology

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From subjective +‎ -ly.

Adverb

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subjectively (comparative more subjectively, superlative most subjectively)

  1. In a subjective manner.
    • 2002, James F. Vail, Outrageous Fortune: What's Wrong with Hall of Fame Voting and How to Make It Statistically Sound, Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Company, →ISBN, page 143:
      Bench may be the greatest catcher subjectively, but he's not statistically. Statwise, Yogi Berra is the all-time backstop, regardless of which measure you prefer. Berra's Total-Z is one-third of a standard deviation higher than Bench's, and his Core-Z average is a point better.
    • 2008, Gary L. Francione, Animals as Persons:
      [Animals] are conscious; they are subjectively aware; they have interests; they can suffer. No characteristic other than sentience is required for personhood.

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