recusative
/ɹɪˈkjuːzətɪv/
recusative adjective: refusing; denying; rejecting of the norm.
Adjective
recusative (comparative more recusative, superlative most recusative)
- Refusing; denying; rejecting of the norm.
- it is acquisitive and effective , or recusative and destructive , otherwise than it is in any other faculties1660, Jeremy Taylor, Ductor Dubitantium, or the Rule of Conscience in All Her General Measures; […], volume (please specify |volume=I or II), London: […] James Flesher, for Richard Royston […], →OCLC
- For many years, scholars have concentrated espcially on the "recusative” function of medieval marvels, especially of gargoyles and other grotesques—that is, their signification as demonic or morally reprehensible—which, as Williams notes, may be the easiest signification of the monstrous to...2004, Erika E. Hess, Literary Hybrids
- Including the word 'not' (or its equivalent).
- A sentence which is negative (in meaning) is not always recusative (containing the word 'not'), and vice versa: a propositive syntagm need not always be positive.1972, Niels Danielsen, Die Frage: Eine sprachwissenschaftliche Untersuchung
- In recusative negation the negative element is separable from the rest of the utterance which can act as an autonomous non-negative utterance.2008, Matti Miestamo, Standard Negation
Examples of recusative in a sentence
- On Tír, it was only the recusative priests who painted their faces —they painted them black, along with the palms of their hands2014, Frank P. Ryan, The Sword of Feimhin:
- As we move from Montagu's own theorization of translation to her complex recusative acts of allusion and finally to her Virgilian allegories, we can track two coextensive performances .2019, Daniel O'Quinn, Engaging the Ottoman Empire: Vexed Mediations, 1690-1815, page 166:
- Exceptions are found in some Central/North Dravidian languages which developed a recusative type of negation under the influence of Indo-Aryan/Iranian languages.2010, Jan Wohlgemuth, Michael Cysouw, Rara & Rarissima, page 301:
Forms of recusative
| comparative | more recusative |
|---|---|
| superlative | most recusative |
Origin of recusative
From the Late Latin recūsātīvus (“prohibitory”).
Questions about recusative
- What does recusative mean?
- Recusative means refusing; denying; rejecting of the norm.
- How do you use recusative in a sentence?
- On Tír, it was only the recusative priests who painted their faces —they painted them black, along with the palms of their hands
- What part of speech is recusative?
- Recusative is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce recusative?
- Recusative is pronounced /ɹɪˈkjuːzətɪv/.
Words near recusative in the dictionary
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