remotive
/rɪˈməʊtɪv/(also remotyue)
adjective
1 Botany. Of germination: characterized by removal of the episperm from the sheath of the cotyledon. rare.
2Chiefly Logic. Negative; specifically designating a compound proposition formed of negative statements. Now rare.
Origin
Late 15th century (in an earlier sense). From post-classical Latin remotivus that removes, liable to removal from classical Latin remōt-, past participial stem of remove + -īvus.
- give someone the creeps
- give someone the elbow
- give someone (the) evils
- give someone the eye
- give someone the finger
- give someone the flick (or get the flick)
- give someone the glad eye
- give someone the hairy eyeball
- give someone their cards
- give someone their due
- give someone their head
- give someone the needle
- give someone the pip
- give someone the shits
- give someone the shudders
- give someone the slip
- give someone the time of day
- give someone the works
- give someone/thing a bad name
- give someone/thing a (good) run for their money
- give someone/thing a wide berth
- give someone/thing best
- give someone/thing the nod
- give someone to understand (or believe or know)
- give someone up