demonstratively

dɪˈmɒnstrətɪvli

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Definition of demonstratively - Reverso English Dictionary

Adverb

showing emotion

Rare

in a manner that clearly shows feelings or emotions

Rare

She hugged him demonstratively, tears streaming down her face..

emotionally

expressively

teaching

Rare

in a way that is intended to teach or explain

Rare

He pointed demonstratively at the diagram during his lecture..

educationally

instructively

pedagogically

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Origin of demonstratively

Latin, demonstrare (to show) + -ive (pertaining to)

Examples of demonstratively in a sentence

They cheered demonstratively at the good news.
She demonstratively showed the steps to solve the problem.
The teacher spoke demonstratively to ensure everyone understood.

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French:de manière démonstrative, pédagogiquement, ...
German:demonstrativ, erklärend, ...
Italian:dimostrativamente, in maniera esplicativa, ...
Spanish:con demostración, explicativamente, ...
Portuguese:demonstrativamente, de forma explicativa, ...
Chinese:明显地, 以示范方式, ...
Japanese:感情を込めて, 説明的に, ...
Arabic:بِعاطِفِيَّةٍ, بِشَكْلٍ تَوْضِيحِي, ...
Hebrew:בצורה מופגנת, בְּאוֹפֶן מְלַמֵּד, ...
Russian:показательно, ...
Ukrainian:показово, пояснюючи, ...
Hindi:भावुकता से, शिक्षात्मक रूप से, ...
Bengali:আবেগপ্রবণভাবে, শিক্ষামূলকভাবে, ...
Catalan:demostrativament, explicativament, ...
Czech:demonstrativně, názorně, ...
Danish:demonstrativt, forklarende, ...
Dutch:emotioneel, onderwijzend, ...
Greek:επιδεικτικά, επεξηγηματικά, ...
Hungarian:kimutatóan, szemléltetően, ...
Khmer:ដោយបង្ហាញអារម្មណ៍យ៉ាងច្បាស់, យ៉ាងបង្ហាញ, ...
Korean:감정적으로, 설명하며, ...
Persian:احساسی, آموزشی, ...
Polish:emocjonalnie, dydaktycznie, ...
Portuguese (BR):demonstrativamente, de forma explicativa, ...
Romanian:demonstrativ, explicând, ...
Swedish:känslosamt, pedagogiskt, ...
Thai:อย่างแสดงออก, อย่างชี้แจง, ...
Turkish:gösterişli bir şekilde, açıklayıcı bir şekilde, ...
Vietnamese:một cách biểu cảm, một cách giảng giải, ...

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Adverb

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