privatively
/ˈprɪvətɪvli/
adverb
- In a way that indicates the absence or lack of something; negatively or by deprivation.
- The suffix '-free' can be used privatively, as in 'sugar-free' meaning without sugar.
- The prefix 'non-' is used privatively to mean 'not' as in 'nonprofit'.
- In the sentence, the word 'without' functions privatively to show a lack of something.
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