predicatively
/ˈpɹɛ.dɪ.kə.tɪv.li/adverb
predicatively is an adverb meaning “As a predicate; giving information about the subject of a sentence” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is spelled P-R-E-D-I-C-A-T-I-V-E-L-Y and has 5 syllables, and it appears about once in every 89 million words in written English (wordfreq, 2021 data).
What does predicatively mean?
adverb
- 1
As a predicate; giving information about the subject of a sentence.
The Dutch adjective ‘af’ can only be used predicatively.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you pronounce predicatively?
- US /ˈpɹɛ.dɪ.kə.tɪv.li/
- US /ˈpɹɛ.də.kə.tɪv.li/
Predicatively has 5 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How common is predicatively?
Predicatively appears about once in every 89 million words in written English, the 301,415th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Where does predicatively come from?
From predicative + -ly.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).