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probative

/ˈproʊ.bə.tɪv/

probative adjective: tending to prove a particular proposition or to persuade someone of the truth of an allegation.

Adjective

probative (comparative more probative, superlative most probative)

  1. (formal) Tending to prove a particular proposition or to persuade someone of the truth of an allegation.
    • The judge had granted the DA a one-week extension with the caustic admonition that the case would be summarily dismissed if at that time probative, as opposed to prejudicial, evidence was not produced.1999, Dana Stabenow, Hunter's Moon, →ISBN, page 109
    • My grandfather in person organized the file with a surfeit of sworn testimonies and probative documents […]2003, Gabriel García Márquez, chapter 2, in Edith Grossman, transl., Living to Tell the Tale

probative meaning in Kannada

probative in Kannada

ಸಾಕ್ಷ್ಯಾತ್ಮಕ, ಪ್ರಮಾಣಾತ್ಮಕ, ದಾಖಲೆಯ ಸ್ವರೂಪದ

Antonyms of probative

Forms of probative

comparativemore probative
superlativemost probative

Origin of probative

From Middle English probatiffe, from Old French probatif, from Latin probātīvus (“belonging to proof”), from Latin probare (“show, prove, demonstrate”) (See prove). Originally in terme probatiffe (“a period of time assigned for the proving of an allegation”). First attested in the mid-15th century.

Words formed from probative

Questions about probative

What does probative mean?
Probative means tending to prove a particular proposition or to persuade someone of the truth of an allegation.
What is probative in Kannada?
Probative in Kannada is ಸಾಕ್ಷ್ಯಾತ್ಮಕ, ಪ್ರಮಾಣಾತ್ಮಕ, ದಾಖಲೆಯ ಸ್ವರೂಪದ. See Probative meaning in Kannada.
What part of speech is probative?
Probative is an adjective.
How do you pronounce probative?
Probative is pronounced /ˈproʊ.bə.tɪv/ (US).

Words near probative in the dictionary

  1. probationist
  2. probationists
  3. probations
  4. probationship
  5. probationships
  6. probative
  7. probatively
  8. probativeness
  9. probator
  10. probators
  11. probatory

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