negativaladj.
/ˌnɛɡəˈtʌɪvl/, U.S. /ˌnɛɡəˈtaɪv(ə)l/ rare.
Negative; negativistic; characterized by negation.
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the mind > language > statement > negation > [adjective]
negativec1475
sublative1751
negational1827
negatival1936
1936 J. J. Cohen Psychotherapy ii. 7 Psychophonism, or mental logography, is a word which I have coined to distinguish a psychotherapeutic system of negatival auto-suggestion from all rival systems which, all, start from an entirely wrong foundation,..in their being all alike positival in their psychology.
1966 J. E. Buse in C. E. Bazell In Memory of J. R. Firth 56 Phrases are classed as..negatival if they commence with a negative.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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