subjectively

[ suhb-jek-tiv-lee ]
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adverb
  1. in a way that pertains to or is influenced by a person’s feelings, moods, opinions, prejudices, etc.:The compilations are not intended to be representative, but were put together entirely subjectively according to our own taste.A system in which supervisors evaluate employees entirely subjectively is likely to increase unfair discrimination.

  2. within the mind, as thoughts, feelings, or perceptions; internally:Time is experienced subjectively by each individual, and our perception of time and how we remember it is shaped by the context of a situation.

Origin of subjectively

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Other words from subjectively

  • non·sub·jec·tive·ly, adverb
  • qua·si-sub·jec·tive·ly, adverb
  • un·sub·jec·tive·ly, adverb

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How to use subjectively in a sentence

  • Whatever they subjectively believe, however, their agenda objectively disadvantages gays, immigrants, women, and people of color.

    Why Bigotry Persists | Stephen Eric Bronner | September 28, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
  • Did you approach the exhibition subjectively or objectively?

    Picasso's Greatest Muse | Paul Laster | April 15, 2011 | THE DAILY BEAST
  • I assure you my letters are subjectively true; the falsehood, if there be any, is in my manner of seeing things.

  • If the resolution of Cato were in contradiction with the general laws of human nature, it could not be true, even subjectively.

    The Aesthetical Essays | Friedrich Schiller
  • The pure lyric should be rendered subjectively, neither as dramatic, on the one hand, nor as oratoric on the other.

  • Proportion in size is most important, both as regards ourselves and our surroundings—objectively and subjectively.

    Needlework As Art | Marian Alford
  • subjectively, one may observe a great sense of exhilaration coupled with an extraordinary increase in the power of perception.

    The Blue Germ | Martin Swayne