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lambitive

lambitive is the alternative form of lambative.

Meaning of lambative

Adjective

lambative (not comparable)

  1. (archaic) Taken by licking with the tongue.
    • Syrups and lambitive medicines.1650, Thomas Browne, Pseudodoxia Epidemica: […], 2nd edition, London: […] A[braham] Miller, for Edw[ard] Dod and Nath[aniel] Ekins, […], →OCLC

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Forms of lambitive

plurallambitives

Questions about lambitive

What is lambitive the alternative form of?
Lambitive is the alternative form of lambative.

Words near lambitive in the dictionary

  1. lambing down
  2. lambing season
  3. lambing seasons
  4. lambings
  5. lambish
  6. lambitive
  7. lambitives
  8. lambkill
  9. lambkin
  10. lambkins
  11. lamblast

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