writativeadj.

Brit.

/ˈrʌɪtətɪv/, U.S.

/ˈraɪdədɪv/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: write v., -ative suffix.

Etymology: < write v. + -ative suffix, after talkative adj.

Now rare.

Fond of writing; characterized by a strong inclination or liking for writing, esp. letter writing.Frequently paired with talkative.

ΘΚΠ

society > communication > writing > [adjective] > engaged in or disposed to writing

writing1594

quill-driving1707

writative1736

society > communication > writing > [adjective] > engaged in or disposed to writing > marked by being

writative1736

society > leisure > the arts > literature > writer or author > [adjective] > having a desire for writing

scripturient1639

writative1736

1736 A. Pope Corr. 17 Aug. (1956) IV. 27 Increase of years makes men more talkative but less writative: to that degree, that I now write no letters but of plain business.

1747 E. Burke Let. 12 Mar. in M. Leadbeater Leadbeater Papers (1862) II. 72 I always distinguish between a man's talkative and writative character. Seriously, if you knew how much trouble your silence gives me, after a long letter from me you would never disappoint me.

1838 M. Samuels tr. M. Mendelssohn Jerusalem II. ii. 88 In this writative age of ours, replies and rejoinders more than enow have been put in, in this suit.

1842 F. H. Hedge Let. 26 Jan. in R. W. Wells Three Christian Transcendentalists (1972) 202 I covet..that strong determination to the surface which makes talkative & writative men. I am a natural Carthusian,..a born dummy.

1917 J. Dos Passos Let. 9 Dec. in Fourteenth Chron. (1973) 104 I feel irrepressibly writative tonight so you'll suffer for it.

1979 M. Cunliffe Chattel Slavery & Wage Slavery iii. 82 Is he simply a case of the compulsive wordsmith, ‘writative’ as well as talkative?

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2021).

单词	writative
释义	writativeadj. Brit. /ˈrʌɪtətɪv/, U.S. /ˈraɪdədɪv/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: write v., -ative suffix. Etymology: < write v. + -ative suffix, after talkative adj. Now rare. Fond of writing; characterized by a strong inclination or liking for writing, esp. letter writing.Frequently paired with talkative. ΘΚΠ society > communication > writing > [adjective] > engaged in or disposed to writing writing1594 quill-driving1707 writative1736 society > communication > writing > [adjective] > engaged in or disposed to writing > marked by being writative1736 society > leisure > the arts > literature > writer or author > [adjective] > having a desire for writing scripturient1639 writative1736 1736 A. Pope Corr. 17 Aug. (1956) IV. 27 Increase of years makes men more talkative but less writative: to that degree, that I now write no letters but of plain business. 1747 E. Burke Let. 12 Mar. in M. Leadbeater Leadbeater Papers (1862) II. 72 I always distinguish between a man's talkative and writative character. Seriously, if you knew how much trouble your silence gives me, after a long letter from me you would never disappoint me. 1838 M. Samuels tr. M. Mendelssohn Jerusalem II. ii. 88 In this writative age of ours, replies and rejoinders more than enow have been put in, in this suit. 1842 F. H. Hedge Let. 26 Jan. in R. W. Wells Three Christian Transcendentalists (1972) 202 I covet..that strong determination to the surface which makes talkative & writative men. I am a natural Carthusian,..a born dummy. 1917 J. Dos Passos Let. 9 Dec. in Fourteenth Chron. (1973) 104 I feel irrepressibly writative tonight so you'll suffer for it. 1979 M. Cunliffe Chattel Slavery & Wage Slavery iii. 82 Is he simply a case of the compulsive wordsmith, ‘writative’ as well as talkative? This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2021). < adj.1736
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