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proscriptional

proscriptional is the archaic form of proscriptive.

Meaning of proscriptive

Adjective

proscriptive (comparative more proscriptive, superlative most proscriptive)

  1. proscribing or prohibiting, for example as according to a norm or standard

Forms of proscriptional

comparativemore proscriptional
superlativemost proscriptional

Origin of proscriptional

From proscription + -al.

Questions about proscriptional

What is proscriptional the archaic form of?
Proscriptional is the archaic form of proscriptive.

Words near proscriptional in the dictionary

  1. proscribes
  2. proscribeth
  3. proscribing
  4. proscript
  5. proscription
  6. proscriptional
  7. proscriptionist
  8. proscriptionists
  9. proscriptions
  10. proscriptive
  11. proscriptively

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