probative

[ proh-buh-tiv, prob-uh- ]

/ ˈproʊ bə tɪv, ˈprɒb ə- /

adjective

serving or designed for testing or trial.

affording proof or evidence.

Also pro·ba·to·ry

[proh-buh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee]. /ˈproʊ bəˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i/.

Origin of probative

1425–75; late Middle English <Middle French probatif<Latin probātīvus of proof. See probate, -ive

OTHER WORDS FROM probative

pro·ba·tive·ly, adverbnon·pro·ba·tive, adjectivenon·pro·ba·to·ry, adjectiveun·pro·ba·tive, adjective

Words nearby probative

probate court, probation, probationary assistant, probationer, probation officer, probative, probe, probenecid, probe syringe, probie, probiosis

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Example sentences from the Web for probative

Can we eagerly look forward to academic investigation of vampires or probative studies of alien abductions?
Sorry Bigfoot Truthers: Yetis Aren’t Real|Elizabeth Picciuto|July 3, 2014|DAILY BEAST
But Quintilian has less faith in the probative value of fictitious examples than he has in those drawn from authentic history.
Rhetoric and Poetry in the Renaissance|Donald Lemen Clark
Certainly, there seems to be some illusion in the common belief in the probative force of prediction.
Logic|Carveth Read
Ap′probatory, Ap′probative, of or belonging to one who approves.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D)|Various

Let a sufficient amount of probative evidence be addressed to the eye, the act of believing must follow.
The Gospel of St. John|Frederick Denison Maurice
The second clause, relating to instances in which the phenomenon is absent, depends for its probative force upon Prop.
Logic|Carveth Read

British Dictionary definitions for probative

probative

probatory (ˈprəʊbətərɪ, -trɪ)

/ (ˈprəʊbətɪv) /

adjective

serving to test or designed for testing

providing proof or evidence

Derived forms of probative

probatively, adverb

Word Origin for probative

C15: from Late Latin probātīvus concerning proof

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单词	probative
释义	probative [ proh-buh-tiv, prob-uh- ] / ˈproʊ bə tɪv, ˈprɒb ə- / adjective serving or designed for testing or trial. affording proof or evidence. Also pro·ba·to·ry [proh-buh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee]. /ˈproʊ bəˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i/. Origin of probative 1425–75; late Middle English <Middle French probatif<Latin probātīvus of proof. See probate, -ive OTHER WORDS FROM probative pro·ba·tive·ly, adverbnon·pro·ba·tive, adjectivenon·pro·ba·to·ry, adjectiveun·pro·ba·tive, adjective Words nearby probative probate court, probation, probationary assistant, probationer, probation officer, probative, probe, probenecid, probe syringe, probie, probiosis Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for probative Can we eagerly look forward to academic investigation of vampires or probative studies of alien abductions? Sorry Bigfoot Truthers: Yetis Aren’t Real\|Elizabeth Picciuto\|July 3, 2014\|DAILY BEAST But Quintilian has less faith in the probative value of fictitious examples than he has in those drawn from authentic history. Rhetoric and Poetry in the Renaissance\|Donald Lemen Clark Certainly, there seems to be some illusion in the common belief in the probative force of prediction. Logic\|Carveth Read Ap′probatory, Ap′probative, of or belonging to one who approves. Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D)\|Various Let a sufficient amount of probative evidence be addressed to the eye, the act of believing must follow. The Gospel of St. John\|Frederick Denison Maurice The second clause, relating to instances in which the phenomenon is absent, depends for its probative force upon Prop. Logic\|Carveth Read British Dictionary definitions for probative probative probatory (ˈprəʊbətərɪ, -trɪ) / (ˈprəʊbətɪv) / adjective serving to test or designed for testing providing proof or evidence Derived forms of probative probatively, adverb Word Origin for probative C15: from Late Latin probātīvus concerning proof Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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