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Conservatively

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Adverb

1. cautiously, conservatively, guardedly

in a conservative manner

Example Sentences:
'we estimated the number of demonstrators conservatively at 200,000.'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Conservatively

see synonyms of conservatively
adjective
1. 
favouring the preservation of established customs, values, etc, and opposing innovation
2. 
of, characteristic of, or relating to conservatism
3. 
tending to be moderate or cautious
a conservative estimate
4. 
conventional in style or type
a conservative suit
5. medicine
(of treatment) designed to alleviate symptoms
Compare radical (sense 4)
6. physics
denoting a field of force, system, etc, in which the work done moving a body from one point to another is independent of the path taken between them
electrostatic fields of force are conservative
noun
7. 
a person who is reluctant to change or consider new ideas; conformist
8. 
a supporter or advocate of conservatism
adjective, noun
9.  a less common word for preservative
adjective (in Britain, Canada, and elsewhere)
1. 
of, supporting, or relating to a Conservative Party
2. 
of, relating to, or characterizing Conservative Judaism
noun
3. 
a supporter or member of a Conservative Party

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

Conservatively

see synonyms of conservatively
adjective
1. 
conserving or tending to conserve; preservative
2. 
tending to preserve established traditions or institutions and to resist or oppose any changes in these
conservative politics, conservative art
3. 
of or characteristic of a conservative
4.  [C-]
designating or of the major political party of Great Britain or the similar one in Canada that is characterized by conservative positions on social and economic issues
5.  US
moderate; cautious; safe
a conservative estimate
6.  [C-]; Judaism
designating or of a movement that accepts traditional forms and religious ritual that have been adapted to modern life with moderation and flexibility
noun
7.  Archaic
a preservative
8. 
a conservative person
9.  [C-]
a member of the Conservative Party of Great Britain or of the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Conservatively

see synonyms of conservatively
n.
1. One favoring traditional views and values.
2. A supporter of political conservatism.
3. Conservative A member or supporter of a Conservative political party.
adj.
1. Favoring traditional views and values; tending to oppose change.
2. Traditional or restrained in style: a conservative dark suit.
3. Moderate; cautious: a conservative estimate.
4.
a. Of or relating to the political philosophy of conservatism.
b. Belonging to a conservative party, group, or movement.
5. Conservative Of, designating, or characteristic of a political party founded on or associated with principles of social and political conservatism, especially in the United Kingdom or Canada.
6. Conservative Of or adhering to Conservative Judaism.
7. Tending to conserve; preservative: the conservative use of natural resources.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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