Alterative vs Alternatively - What's the difference?
alterative | alternatively |
*, II.5.1.v:
Causing alteration. Specifically: Gradually changing, or tending to change, a morbid state of the functions into one of health.
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in an alternative way
* 1998 , Marie D. Hoff (editor), Sustainable Community Development , page 99:
* 2001 , Hans-Peter Martin, Is Globalization a Trap?'', published in ''Keys to the 21st Century (edited by Jérôme Bindé) on page 350:
* 2003 , Torunn Kjølner and Janek Szatkowski, Dramaturgy in Building Multimedia Performances'', published in ''Production methods: behind the scenes of virtual inhabited 3D worlds: Volume 1 (edited by Kim Halskov Madsen), on page 127:
* 2005 , Graham Meltzer, Sustainable Community: Learning from the Cohousing Model , page 3:
(conjunctive) (Used to link a pair of possibilities)
As a noun alterative
is .As an adjective alterative
is causing alteration specifically: gradually changing, or tending to change, a morbid state of the functions into one of health.As an adverb alternatively is
in an alternative way.alterative
English
Noun
(en noun)- Amongst this number of cordials and alteratives I do not find a more present remedy than a cup of wine or strong drink, if it be soberly and opportunely used.
Adjective
(en adjective)alternatively
English
Adverb
(-)- Observers should keep in mind that these efforts at living alternatively are not easily undertaken; indeed, if they were, more people would be doing what they do.
- Thus, we are creating a new class struggle between those who live within the social system and those who are marginalized or wish to live alternatively .
- Devising obviously asks for what we understand as general creativity, like the ability to take an initiative, to invent, to think alternatively , to associate interestingly, to create metaphors and images.
- Most people living alternatively have strong pro-environmental values and, unlike many 'greens' in mainstream society, are generally able to apply their values in day-to-day life.