- preventingly
- adverb
Etymology: preventing (present participle of prevent) + -ly: so as to prevent or hinder
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
preventingly
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Preventingly — Pre*vent ing*ly, adv. So as to prevent or hinder. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
preventingly — pre·vent·ing·ly … English syllables
prevent — preventable, preventible, adj. preventabilty, n. preventingly, adv. /pri vent /, v.t. 1. to keep from occurring; avert; hinder: He intervened to prevent bloodshed. 2. to hinder or stop from doing something: There is nothing to prevent us from… … Universalium
