rejectiveadj.

Brit.

/rᵻˈdʒɛktɪv/, U.S.

/rəˈdʒɛktɪv/,

/riˈdʒɛktɪv/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: reject v., -ive suffix.

Etymology: < reject v. + -ive suffix. Compare post-classical Latin rejectivus that is to be rejected (c1620 in a British source), Middle French rejectif (1501).

That rejects or causes to reject. In early use esp. with of.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > language > statement > refusal > [adjective] > rejecting

rejective1656

non-acceptant1718

repudiative1802

dismissive1930

repudiant1930

1656 T. Stanley Hist. Philos. II. 81 Elective of those which are according to nature, and rejective of those which are contrary to nature.

1753 R. Dodsley Public Virtue 71 The blessed thistle, whose rejective power Relieves the loaded viscera.

1759 R. Dossie Inst. Exper. Chem. I. 467 They [sc. egg whites] will separate from the water, and become intirely rejective of any commenstruation with it.

1864 B. Taylor John Godfrey's Fortunes xiii. 173 I scarcely slept, so busily was my mind occupied in..enacting the tender drama in advance. I succeeded in everything but her answers, which I could not—through sympathy with myself—make rejective, yet did not dare to make consentive.

1916 Mississippi Valley Hist. Rev. 2 585 This immigration was largely the resultant of the expulsive and rejective forces of governmental persecution.

1984 A. Livingstone Lou Andreas-Salomé iii. 50 On marriage, the little she has to say is fiercely rejective. It is a killer of love.

2004 B. Bandelow et al. in B. Bandelow & D. J. Stein Social Anxiety Disorder ix. 133 Inpatients with SAD rated both their parents as having been rejective, having lacked emotional warmth, and having been overprotective.

Compounds

rejective art n. minimal art, regarded as arising from the artist's rejection of traditional artistic conventions and of particular techniques or materials; cf. reductivism n. 2 and minimal adj. 6.

ΚΠ

1966 L. R. Lippard in Art Internat. Oct. 33 New York letter: rejective art... I prefer the word ‘rejective’, which implies a process of elimination but not attrition or ‘economy’—settling for less because it's cheaper esthetically or practically.

1970 Britannica Bk. of Year 1969 798/3 Rejective art, a simplified and often depersonalized art (as painting or sculpture) based on the principle of the artist rejecting various options open to him; called also reductive art, reductivism, rejectivism.

2007 Philippine Daily Inquirer (Nexis) 3 Sept. (Lifestyle section) The paintings of Arturo Luz are..the typical Rejective Art limited in line and color yet they possess such visual richness the eye can barely exhaust.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	rejective
释义	rejectiveadj. Brit. /rᵻˈdʒɛktɪv/, U.S. /rəˈdʒɛktɪv/, /riˈdʒɛktɪv/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: reject v., -ive suffix. Etymology: < reject v. + -ive suffix. Compare post-classical Latin rejectivus that is to be rejected (c1620 in a British source), Middle French rejectif (1501). That rejects or causes to reject. In early use esp. with of. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > statement > refusal > [adjective] > rejecting rejective1656 non-acceptant1718 repudiative1802 dismissive1930 repudiant1930 1656 T. Stanley Hist. Philos. II. 81 Elective of those which are according to nature, and rejective of those which are contrary to nature. 1753 R. Dodsley Public Virtue 71 The blessed thistle, whose rejective power Relieves the loaded viscera. 1759 R. Dossie Inst. Exper. Chem. I. 467 They [sc. egg whites] will separate from the water, and become intirely rejective of any commenstruation with it. 1864 B. Taylor John Godfrey's Fortunes xiii. 173 I scarcely slept, so busily was my mind occupied in..enacting the tender drama in advance. I succeeded in everything but her answers, which I could not—through sympathy with myself—make rejective, yet did not dare to make consentive. 1916 Mississippi Valley Hist. Rev. 2 585 This immigration was largely the resultant of the expulsive and rejective forces of governmental persecution. 1984 A. Livingstone Lou Andreas-Salomé iii. 50 On marriage, the little she has to say is fiercely rejective. It is a killer of love. 2004 B. Bandelow et al. in B. Bandelow & D. J. Stein Social Anxiety Disorder ix. 133 Inpatients with SAD rated both their parents as having been rejective, having lacked emotional warmth, and having been overprotective. Compounds rejective art n. minimal art, regarded as arising from the artist's rejection of traditional artistic conventions and of particular techniques or materials; cf. reductivism n. 2 and minimal adj. 6. ΚΠ 1966 L. R. Lippard in Art Internat. Oct. 33 New York letter: rejective art... I prefer the word ‘rejective’, which implies a process of elimination but not attrition or ‘economy’—settling for less because it's cheaper esthetically or practically. 1970 Britannica Bk. of Year 1969 798/3 Rejective art, a simplified and often depersonalized art (as painting or sculpture) based on the principle of the artist rejecting various options open to him; called also reductive art, reductivism, rejectivism. 2007 Philippine Daily Inquirer (Nexis) 3 Sept. (Lifestyle section) The paintings of Arturo Luz are..the typical Rejective Art limited in line and color yet they possess such visual richness the eye can barely exhaust. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1656
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