2. (Gram.) As a substantive, name, or noun; as, an adjective may be used substantively. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
substantively — substantive ► ADJECTIVE 1) having a firm basis in reality and so important or meaningful. 2) having a separate and independent existence. 3) (of law) defining rights and duties as opposed to giving the rules by which such things are established.… … English terms dictionary
substantively — ntə̇vlē, li adverb 1. : in a substantive manner : in substance : essentially 2. : as a substantive the phrase is here used substantively … Useful english dictionary
substantively — adverb see substantive II … New Collegiate Dictionary
substantively — See substantive. * * * … Universalium
substantively — adverb In a substantive manner, or to a substantive extent … Wiktionary
substantively — adv. in a substantive manner; as a substantive, as a noun (Grammar) … English contemporary dictionary
substantively — sub·stan·tive·ly … English syllables
substantively — See: substantive … English dictionary
substantive — substantively, adv. substantiveness, n. /sub steuhn tiv/, n. Gram. 1. a noun. 2. a pronoun or other word or phrase functioning or inflected like a noun. adj. 3. Gram. a. pertaining to substantives. b. used in a sentence like a noun: a substantive … Universalium
What — What, pron., a., & adv. [AS. hw[ae]t, neuter of hw[=a] who; akin to OS. hwat what, OFries. hwet, D. & LG. wat, G. was, OHG. waz, hwaz, Icel. hvat, Sw. & Dan. hvad, Goth. hwa. [root]182. See {Who}.] [1913 Webster] 1. As an interrogative pronoun,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
