infirmativeadj.n.

/ɪnˈfəːmətɪv/

Etymology: < French infirmatif, -ive: see infirmate v. and -ive suffix, -ative suffix.

rare.

A. adj.

Tending to weaken or invalidate.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > unreliability > [adjective] > insecure, weak > tending to make

infirmative1611

infirmatory1726

1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Infirmatif,..infirmatiue; weakening, infeebling; disanulling, disallowing.

1827 J. Bentham Rationale Judicial Evid. III. v. ii. 14 Any such disprobabilizing fact..may be termed an infirmative fact.

B. n.

That which tends to weaken.

ΚΠ

1827 J. Bentham Rationale Judicial Evid. 173 No other infirmatives seem applicable.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online March 2018).

单词	infirmative
释义	infirmativeadj.n. /ɪnˈfəːmətɪv/ Etymology: < French infirmatif, -ive: see infirmate v. and -ive suffix, -ative suffix. rare. A. adj. Tending to weaken or invalidate. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > unreliability > [adjective] > insecure, weak > tending to make infirmative1611 infirmatory1726 1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Infirmatif,..infirmatiue; weakening, infeebling; disanulling, disallowing. 1827 J. Bentham Rationale Judicial Evid. III. v. ii. 14 Any such disprobabilizing fact..may be termed an infirmative fact. B. n. That which tends to weaken. ΚΠ 1827 J. Bentham Rationale Judicial Evid. 173 No other infirmatives seem applicable. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online March 2018). < adj.n.1611
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