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extinctual

extinctual adjective: of, related to, or resembling extinction.

Adjective

extinctual (comparative more extinctual, superlative most extinctual)

  1. Of, related to, or resembling extinction.
    • I mourn because I would not kill, knowing killing is suffering a snarling, extinctual end; and I mourn that something weak, nameless — inside me — allows this lie of color life in my blood and bone.1968, Free Lance Press, The Free Lance, Volume 4

Forms of extinctual

comparativemore extinctual
superlativemost extinctual

Origin of extinctual

From extinct + -ual.

Questions about extinctual

What does extinctual mean?
Extinctual means of, related to, or resembling extinction.
What part of speech is extinctual?
Extinctual is an adjective.

Words near extinctual in the dictionary

  1. extinctively
  2. extinctness
  3. extinctor
  4. extinctors
  5. extincts
  6. extinctual
  7. extincture
  8. extine
  9. extines
  10. extinguish
  11. extinguishability

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