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inscriptively

inscriptively

9.9
By writing words on a surface like stone or metal
  • adverb
  • /ɪnˈskrɪp.tɪv.li/
  • Specialized
: inscriptivamente
  • Ancient laws were often recorded inscriptively in stone or metal for all to see.

Examples

  • The king's achievements were commemorated inscriptively on temple walls.

  • Her generosity was honored inscriptively with a plaque at the hospital.

  • Please write your name inscriptively.

  • Can you write your name inscriptively on this document?

  • Ancient laws were often recorded inscriptively in stone or metal for all to see.

  • The king's achievements were commemorated inscriptively on temple walls.

  • Her generosity was honored inscriptively with a plaque at the hospital.

Surface Forms

inscriptively positive

Morphology

inscriptively = inscriptive (semi-transparent) = inscriptive + ly

Derived by standard adverbial suffixation from the adjective 'inscriptive', but the adjective and Latinate form are relatively uncommon so learners may only partially infer the meaning.

Etymology

Inscriptively comes from the Latin parts in- 'in' and scribere 'to write', the same root you see in script and scribe. So inscriptively means doing something 'in writing' or by putting words on things like a stone or a plaque.