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infirmative, a. (n.) rare.|ɪnˈfɜːmətɪv|
[a. F. infirmatif, -ive: see infirmate v. and -ive, -ative.]
Tending to weaken or invalidate. b. n. That which tends to weaken.
1611Cotgr., Infirmatif,..infirmatiue; weakening, infeebling; disanulling, disallowing. a1812Bentham Ration. Judic. Evid. (1827) III. 14 Any such disprobabilizing fact..may be termed an infirmative fact. Ibid. 173 No other infirmatives seem applicable. |