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previsive

Syllables: pre·vis·iveUK/pɹɪˈvaɪsɪv/

previsive adjective: pertaining to prevision or foresight.

Adjective

previsive (comparative more previsive, superlative most previsive)

  1. (archaic) Pertaining to prevision or foresight.
    • His knowledge is previsive, for He is present to all time.1902, William James, “Lecture XVIII: Philisophy”, in The Varieties of Religious Experience: A Study in Human Nature […] , New York, N.Y.; London: Longmans, Green, and Co. […], →OCLC, page 441

Forms of previsive

comparativemore previsive
superlativemost previsive

Origin of previsive

From previse + -ive.

Words that rhyme with previsive

Questions about previsive

What does previsive mean?
Previsive means pertaining to prevision or foresight.
What part of speech is previsive?
Previsive is an adjective.
How do you pronounce previsive?
Previsive is pronounced /pɹɪˈvaɪsɪv/ (UK).

Words near previsive in the dictionary

  1. previsit
  2. previsitation
  3. previsited
  4. previsiting
  5. previsits
  6. previsive
  7. previsual
  8. previsualization
  9. previsualizations
  10. previsualize
  11. previsualized

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