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单词 resumptive
释义

resumptive

[ ri-zuhmp-tiv ]
/ rɪˈzʌmp tɪv /

adjective

that summarizes: a resumptive statement.
that tends to resume or repeat: a speech so resumptive that its point was lost.

Origin of resumptive

First recorded in 1850–55; resumpt(ion) + -ive

OTHER WORDS FROM resumptive

re·sump·tive·ly, adverbun·re·sump·tive, adjective

Words nearby resumptive

resultant, resultant tone, resultingly, resume, resumption, resumptive, resumptive pronoun, resupinate, resupination, resupine, resupply
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Example sentences from the Web for resumptive

  • When it was produced, it was not novel, but resumptive, in its thought; and therefore it succeeded.

    The Theory of the Theatre|Clayton Hamilton
  • The drama, by its very nature, is an art traditional in form and resumptive in its subject-matter.

    The Theory of the Theatre|Clayton Hamilton
  • Like many of Lucian's compositions, it has what may be termed a retrospective and resumptive value.

    A Problem in Greek Ethics|John Addington Symonds
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