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单词 exceptive
释义

exceptive

[ ik-sep-tiv ]
/ ɪkˈsɛp tɪv /
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adjective

being or making an exception.
disposed to take exception; objecting.

Origin of exceptive

From the Late Latin word exceptīvus, dating back to 1555–65. See except2, -ive

OTHER WORDS FROM exceptive

ex·cep·tive·ly, adverbun·ex·cep·tive, adjective

Words nearby exceptive

excepting, exception, exceptionable, exceptional, exceptionalism, exceptive, excerpt, excerpta, excess, excess baggage, excess demand
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Example sentences from the Web for exceptive

  • Is it not announced as a general maxim, to which there can be no exceptive case, Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof?

    A Lamp to the Path|W. K. Tweedie
  • This exceptive compliment to his skill was not so acceptable to the Doctor, whose passion boiled over at the new indignity.

    The O'Donoghue|Charles James Lever

British Dictionary definitions for exceptive

exceptive
/ (ɪkˈsɛptɪv) /

adjective

relating to or forming an exception
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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