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unplausive

unplausive adjective: disapproving.

Adjective

unplausive (comparative more unplausive, superlative most unplausive)

  1. (obsolete) disapproving
    • (Ulysses to Agamemnon) Achilles stands i' the entrance of his tent:
      Please it our general to pass strangely by him,
      As if he were forgot; and, princes all,
      Lay negligent and loose regard upon him:
      I will come last. 'Tis like he'll question me
      Why such unplausive eyes are bent on him […]c. 1602 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Troylus and Cressida”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and...

Forms of unplausive

comparativemore unplausive
superlativemost unplausive

Origin of unplausive

From un- + plausive.

Questions about unplausive

What does unplausive mean?
Unplausive means disapproving.
What part of speech is unplausive?
Unplausive is an adjective.

Words near unplausive in the dictionary

  1. unplats
  2. unplatted
  3. unplatting
  4. unplausible
  5. unplausibly
  6. unplausive
  7. unplay
  8. unplayabilities
  9. unplayability
  10. unplayable
  11. unplayableness

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