operatively
/ˈɑpərətɪvli/
adverb
- In a way that is working or functioning effectively.
- The machine is now operatively connected to the main system.
- All departments are operatively linked through the new network.
- The team worked operatively to complete the project on time.
- In a way that relates to a surgical operation.
- The surgeon operatively removed the tumor successfully.
- The patient was operatively treated for the injury.
- Operatively, the procedure took less than two hours.
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