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confessive

adj

Etymology

From confess + -ive.

  1. derived from confessus
  2. derived from confesser
  3. derived from confesser
  4. inherited from confessen
  5. suffixed as confessive — “confess + ive”

Definitions

  1. Confessing

    Confessing; constituting a confession or admission.

    • ‘No, no. No sugar, thank you,’ said Smiley with a confessive grin.

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