Substitutively: meaning, definitions and examples

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substitutively

 

[ səb'stɪtjʊtɪvli ]

Adverb
Context #1 | Adverb

in a substitutive manner

In a way that serves as a substitute or replacement for something or someone else.

Synonyms

alternatively, instead, replacement

Examples of usage

  • He was substitutively appointed as the interim manager.
  • She completed the task substitutively in his absence.

Translations

Translations of the word "substitutively" in other languages:

🇵🇹 substitutivamente

🇮🇳 प्रतिस्थापन के रूप में

🇩🇪 ersatzweise

🇮🇩 secara substitusi

🇺🇦 заміщуючи

🇵🇱 zastępczo

🇯🇵 代わりに

🇫🇷 substitutivement

🇪🇸 sustitutivamente

🇹🇷 ikame olarak

🇰🇷 대체하여

🇸🇦 بشكل بديل

🇨🇿 náhradně

🇸🇰 substitutívne

🇨🇳 替代地

🇸🇮 nadomestno

🇮🇸 í staðinn

🇰🇿 алмастырушы ретінде

🇬🇪 შეცვლით

🇦🇿 əvəzedici olaraq

🇲🇽 sustitutivamente

Word origin

The adverb 'substitutively' is derived from the verb 'substitute', which comes from the Latin word 'substituere', meaning 'to put in place of'. The concept of substitution has been present in various forms throughout history, such as in ancient Roman law and medieval economic practices. The adverb 'substitutively' is commonly used in legal, managerial, and everyday contexts to describe actions or situations where something or someone serves as a replacement or alternative.

See also: substitutability, substitutable, substitutably, substitutes.