Derivatively

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Derivative \De*riv"a*tive\, a. [L. derivativus: cf. F.
     d['e]rivatif.]
     Obtained by derivation; derived; not radical, original, or
     fundamental; originating, deduced, or formed from something
     else; secondary; as, a derivative conveyance; a derivative
     word.


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     2. Hence, unoriginal (said of art or other intellectual
        products.
        [PJC]
  
     {Derivative circulation}, a modification of the circulation
        found in some parts of the body, in which the arteries
        empty directly into the veins without the interposition of
        capillaries. --Flint. -- {De*riv"a*tive*ly}, adv. --
        {De*riv"a*tive*ness}, n.
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