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precative

precative adjective: resembling or pertaining to an entreaty.

Adjective

precative (comparative more precative, superlative most precative)

  1. Resembling or pertaining to an entreaty.

Noun

precative (plural precatives)

  1. Mode expressing a wish, a prayer.
    • The precative expresses a wish (may...!); it is formed by preposing the particle lu to the stative or the preterite.2002, Richard Caplice, Introduction to Akkadian
    Synonyms:
    precatory

Synonyms of precative

Forms of precative

Adjective
comparativemore precative
superlativemost precative
Noun
pluralprecatives

Origin of precative

From Latin precativus (“of prayer”), derived from precatio (“prayer”).

Words formed from precative

Questions about precative

What does precative mean?
Precative means resembling or pertaining to an entreaty.
What part of speech is precative?
Precative can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near precative in the dictionary

  1. precatenation
  2. precatenations
  3. precatheterization
  4. precation
  5. precations
  6. precative
  7. precatively
  8. precatives
  9. precatorily
  10. precatory
  11. precaucus

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