In a manner that serves to create sharp contrast or distinguish by opposition.
From 'contradistinctive' + '-ly' (adverb suffix). The '-ly' ending converts the adjective into an adverb describing how an action creates contradiction or contrast.
This ultra-formal adverb appears mostly in academic writing from the 18th-19th centuries, when writers loved stacking prefixes and suffixes to sound impressively learned.
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