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occasive

occasive adjective: of or pertaining to the setting sun.

Adjective

occasive (not comparable)

  1. (obsolete) Of or pertaining to the setting sun
  2. (obsolete) descending

Origin of occasive

From Latin occasivus, from occasus (“a going down, setting of the heavenly bodies”), from occidere (“to fall or down”). See occasion.

Questions about occasive

What does occasive mean?
Occasive means of or pertaining to the setting sun.
What part of speech is occasive?
Occasive is an adjective.

Words near occasive in the dictionary

  1. occasioning
  2. occasionless
  3. occasionly
  4. occasions
  5. occasionwear
  6. occasive
  7. occassionally
  8. occation
  9. OCCB
  10. occecation
  11. occerence

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