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objectively

[ uhb-jek-tiv-lee ]
/ əbˈdʒɛk tÉȘv li /
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adverb
in a way that is not influenced by personal feelings or prejudices: An outsider can consider the dispute more objectively than people who are directly involved.
in a way that can be known, measured, or proven: A new method is being developed to objectively analyze how climate change is affecting ocean surface temperatures.
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Origin of objectively

First recorded in 1590–1600, for an earlier sense; objective + -ly

OTHER WORDS FROM objectively

qua·si-ob·jec·tive·ly, adverbsem·i·ob·jec·tive·ly, adverbun·ob·jec·tive·ly, adverb
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