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[ pri-loo-siv ] / prɪˈlu sɪv / SEE SYNONYMS FOR prelusive ON THESAURUS.COM
Also pre·lu·so·ry [pri-loo-suh-ree]. /prɪˈlu sə ri/. Origin of prelusive1595–1605; <Latin praelūs(us) (see prelusion) + -ive OTHER WORDS FROM prelusivepre·lu·sive·ly, pre·lu·so·ri·ly, adverbWords nearby prelusivePrelone, preloved, prelude, Preludin, prelusion, prelusive, prem., premalignant, Premarin, premarital, premature Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for prelusiveIn prelusive ways, it has wrought in the world from its foundation, and since the fall of man. The Expositor's Bible: Ephesians|G. G. Findlay I have described the gorgeousness of my expectations in those early days of my prelusive acquaintance with German literature. The Collected Writing of Thomas De Quincey, Vol. II|Thomas De Quincey The first three lectures were designed to be preparatory and prelusive. Modern Skepticism|C. J. Ellicott We hope to find that the last essay, upon the "Moral Ideal," is prelusive to another effort in this direction. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 16, No. 95, September 1865|Various
Words related to prelusivepreparatory, inaugural, previous, preliminary, anterior, basic, beginning, early, elementary, incipient, initial, opening, original, prefatory, primary, prior, provisional, rudimentary, starting, initiatory |