Deputatively

/ˈdɛpjətətɪvli/ adverb

Definition

In a manner relating to or as a deputation or deputy; by way of delegation.

Etymology

From 'deputative' plus the adverbial suffix '-ly', meaning in a deputative manner.

Kelly Says

An extremely rare adverb that you'd find maybe once in a legal treatise from the 1700s—it emphasizes that an action was taken by someone acting on another's authority, not their own.

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