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exclamative, a. and n. rare.|ɛkˈsklæmətɪv|
[f. L. exclāmāt- ppl. stem of exclāmāre (see exclaim v.) + -ive. Cf. mod.F. exclamatif.]
Containing or expressing exclamation; exclamatory. Also as n.
1730–6Bailey (folio), Exclamative, of or pertaining to exclamation. 1775in Ash. 1838Fraser's Mag. XVIII. 471 Renowned O! Y? (thou exclamative—interrogation). 1938in Language Sciences (1968) Oct. 10/1 Such exclamative constructions as ‘Oh Charley!’ ‘What a man!’ 1964E. A. Nida Toward Sci. Transl. ix. 209 There are..certain minor types in English, e.g..., exclamatives (Fire! Police! Ouch!).
Hence exˈclamatively adv., with exclamation, exclamatorily.
1836in Smart. 1860in Worcester; and in mod. Dicts. |