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evincive

evincive adjective: that proves or demonstrates.

Adjective

evincive (comparative more evincive, superlative most evincive)

  1. That proves or demonstrates
    • There was nothing of disorganization, nothing of procrastination, nothing evincive of a temper to embarrass or obstruct the public business.1923, Daniel Webster, The Great Speeches and Orations of Daniel Webster
    • That slaveholders are not insensible to public opinion and to the value of a good character was strikingly exhibited by Mr. Calhoun, in his place in the Senate of the United States, when he followed his frank disclaimer of all suspicion, that the abolitionists are meditating a war against the...1838, American Anti-Slavery Society, The Anti-Slavery Examiner, Part 2 of 4

Synonyms of evincive

Forms of evincive

comparativemore evincive
superlativemost evincive

Origin of evincive

From evince + -ive.

Questions about evincive

What does evincive mean?
Evincive means that proves or demonstrates.
What part of speech is evincive?
Evincive is an adjective.

Words near evincive in the dictionary

  1. evinceth
  2. evincible
  3. evincibly
  4. evincing
  5. evincingly
  6. evincive
  7. Evington
  8. eviphidid
  9. eviphidids
  10. evirate
  11. evirated

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