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counterinvective

counterinvective noun: invective in response to prior invective.

Noun

counterinvective (usually uncountable, plural counterinvectives)

  1. (usually) invective in response to prior invective

Forms of counterinvective

pluralcounterinvectives

Origin of counterinvective

From counter- + invective.

Questions about counterinvective

What does counterinvective mean?
Counterinvective means invective in response to prior invective.
What part of speech is counterinvective?
Counterinvective is a noun.
What is the plural of counterinvective?
The plural of counterinvective is counterinvectives.

Words near counterinvective in the dictionary

  1. counterinvaded
  2. counterinvades
  3. counterinvading
  4. counterinvasion
  5. counterinvasions
  6. counterinvective
  7. counterinvectives
  8. counterinvestigation
  9. counterinvestigations
  10. counterinvestment
  11. counterinvestments

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