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usurpative, a.|juːˈzɜːpətɪv|
[ad. late L. ūsurpātīv-us, f. L. ūsurpāre: see usurp v.]
Of the nature of, marked or characterized by, usurpation; arbitrary.
1797J. Pinkerton Hist. Scot. I. 10 Pretensions, which now strike as vague or usurpative. 1811Monthly Rev. LXVI. 470 Laurence was of a less usurpative and more tolerant disposition. 1827G. S. Faber Sacr. Calend. Prophecy (1844) II. 64 A clear usurpative invasion of the..co⁓equal independence of all the other Patriarchs. 1879Tourgee Fool's Err. xx. 115 The foolish usurpative acts of the President. 1908Amer. Naturalist XLII. 16 The usurpative control of their nutrition by the fungus suggests [etc.].
Hence uˈsurpatively adv. rare—1.
1838G. S. Faber Inquiry 334 Let him not dare usurpatively to administer any divine sacrament, until [etc.]. |