altercative
altercative adjective: characterized by altercation.
Adjective
altercative (comparative more altercative, superlative most altercative)
- Characterized by altercation.
- I know some of the Commentators have imagined, that Mr. Dryden, in the Altercative Scene between Cleopatra and Octavia […] is much beholden to our Author.1731, Henry Fielding, The Tragedy of Tragedies; or, The Life and Death of Tom Thumb the Great, London: J. Roberts, Act II, Scene 7, p. 30, footnote z
- His cab, delayed by a red newspaper cart, jammed in altercative contact with a dray full of brown barrels, paused in Cannon Street.1903, E. Nesbit, “Rounding Off a Scene”, in The Literary Sense, New York and London: Macmillan, page 14
altercative meaning in Tamil and Urdu
altercative in Tamil
- ஓயாது வாய்ச்சண்டையிடுகிற
altercative in Urdu
- جھگڑالو, جھگڑا کرنے والا, لڑنے والا, انتشار پھیلانے والا
Forms of altercative
| comparative | more altercative |
|---|---|
| superlative | most altercative |
Origin of altercative
See altercation.
Questions about altercative
- What does altercative mean?
- Altercative means characterized by altercation.
- What is altercative in Tamil?
- Altercative in Tamil is ஓயாது வாய்ச்சண்டையிடுகிற. See Altercative meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is altercative?
- Altercative is an adjective.
Words near altercative in the dictionary
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