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remonstrative

adj

Etymology

* remonstrate + -ive

Definitions

  1. Of, characterized by, or exhibiting remonstration.

    • The man from Shropshire ventures another remonstrative “My lord!” but the Chancellor, being aware of him, has dexterously vanished.
    • The parson's part in the dialogue was chiefly remonstrative as to the necessity of Ned's variegated adjectives.
    • Pollyanna opened wide her eyes at the remonstrative dismay in her aunt's voice.

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No curated loop yet for remonstrative. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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