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单词 expostulative
释义 expostulative, a.|ɛkˈspɒstjʊlətɪv|
[f. expostulate + -ive.]
Aiming at or tending to expostulation.
1837Carlyle Fr. Rev. i. vii. vi, Maillard..repressive with the one hand, expostulative with the other, does his best.
Hence exˈpostulatively adv., in an expostulative manner.
1888Longm. Mag. Apr. 635 ‘What's the harm?’ responded the young gentleman expostulatively.
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