Meaning

1 senses
  1. (dated, not comparable)In the manner of appellative nouns; so as to express whole classes or species.

    Hercules is sometimes used appellatively, that is, as a common name, to signify a strong man.

Origin

From appellative + -ly.

From appellative + -ly.

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