1. in a manner that is derived from or based on something else; not original or primary
Usage: formal; often used in academic or technical contexts

Examples

• The term 'smartphone' is derivatively related to the word 'smart,' which itself comes from older Germanic roots.
• She argued derivatively from the established legal precedents rather than proposing new interpretations.
• The author's style is derivatively influenced by earlier modernist writers.
• The word 'unhappy' is derivatively formed by adding a prefix to the root word 'happy'.
• His theory, though derivatively constructed from existing frameworks, offered useful insights.