partitively


par·ti·tive

P0089300 (pär′tĭ-tĭv)adj.1. Dividing or serving to divide something into parts; marked by division.2. Grammar Indicating a part as distinct from a whole, as some of the coffee in the sentence She drank some of the coffee.n. Grammar 1. A partitive word, such as many or less.2. A partitive construction or case.
[Middle English, from Old French partitif, from Medieval Latin partītīvus, from Latin partītus, past participle of partīre, to divide; see partite.]
par′ti·tive·ly adv.