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Preventively

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pre·ven·tive  (pr-vntv) also pre·ven·ta·tive (-t-tv)
adj.
1. Intended or used to prevent or hinder; acting as an obstacle: preventive measures.
2. Carried out to deter expected aggression by hostile forces.
3. Preventing or slowing the course of an illness or disease; prophylactic: preventive medicine; preventive health care.
n.
1. Something that prevents; an obstacle.
2. Something that prevents or slows the course of an illness or disease.
pre·ventive·ly adv.
pre·ventive·ness n.
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