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单词 verberative
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verberativeadj.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: verberate v., -ative suffix.
Etymology: < verberate v.: see -ative suffix.Compare the following earlier humorous isolated use of cranio-verberative, with the sense ‘relating to the striking of one's skull’:1831 Canton Misc. No. 1. 8 The two imperial Commissioners fell prostrate three times, and each time thrice struck the ground with their heads,—a cranio-verberative sound being audible amidst the deep silence which prevailed around.
Obsolete. rare.
Of or relating to beating or flogging.
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1844 Calcutta Star 16 Mar. in Bombay Times 27 Mar. 202/2 What power..does there exist in India, capable of requiring such an exertion of his Lordship's verberative energy to put it down?
1866 Pall Mall Gaz. 1 Aug. 9 Her mother was a strict disciplinarian of the verberative school.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2018; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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