| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Noun | 1. That which calls aside; a dissuasive.[Websters]. | |
| Adjective | 1. Calling off.[Websters]
2. Virtually never used base adjective of the rarely used adverb avocatively.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Adverb Form (avocatively) | 1. Virtually never used adverbial inflection of the rarely used adjective avocative.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license. | Top | |
Date "AVOCATIVE" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1828. (references) |
| Note: Avocative \A*vo"ca*tive\ ([.a]*v[=o]"k[.a]*t[i^]v), adjective. Calling off. [Obsolete]. (references) |
Specialty Definition: AVOCATIVE
| Domain | Definition | ||
| Noah Webster | [Adjective] Calling off.. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary. | ||
| Wiktionary | 1: [Adjective] (obsolete) Calling off. (references) | 2: [Noun] (obsolete) That which calls aside; a dissuasive. (references) | |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | Top | ||
