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indictive, a. rare.|ɪnˈdɪktɪv|
[ad. L. indictīv-us proclaimed, f. indīcĕre: see indict v.2 and -ive. (In sense 2 from indict v.1)]
†1. Proclaimed or appointed by authority. Obs.
1656Blount Glossogr., Indictive, that which is declared, appointed, or solemnly uttered, whereunto the people were wont to be called by Proclamation. 1696Kennett Romæ Antiq. ii. x. (R.), The funus publicum..may be sometimes understood as entirely the same with the indictive funeral, and sometimes only as a species of it. 1727–41Chambers Cycl., Indictive, an epithet given to certain feast-days appointed by the Roman magistrates.
2. Accusing, containing an indictment or charge.
1880‘Mark Twain’ Tramp Abr. I. 73 Each sang his indictive narrative in turn. |