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animadversive

adj

Etymology

From classical Latin animadvers-, past participial stem of animadvertere (“animadvert”) + -ive. Compare post-classical Latin animadversīvus.

  1. derived from animadversīvus
  2. derived from animadvers-

Definitions

  1. Having the ability to perceive, perceptive, attentive, percipient.

    • If soul were the material form of the body, it would be no better than the lower "Mundane sprite," which has no animadversive power either.

  2. Characterized by disapproval, critical.

    • The disgraceful conduct of the Returning Officer for the City of London Election has been the subject of animadversive conversation in our own particular circle.
    • The conduct of the medical practitioner was denounced by one of the jurors as "mercenary"; and a special verdict, animadversive of the practice (if it be a practice), was entered.

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Derived

animadversiveness

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA