| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Adjective | 1. Marking distinction or separation; disjunctive.[Websters]
2. Being disjunctive. [Eve - graph theoretic] 3. Rarely used base adjective of the adverb discretively.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Adverb Form (discretively) | 1. In a discretive manner.[Websters]. 2. In a disjunctive manner.[Eve - graph theoretic] 3. Virtually never used adverbial inflection of the rarely used adjective discretive.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
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Date "DISCRETIVE" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1690. (references) |
| Etymology:Discretive \Dis*cre"tive\, adjective. [Latin expression discretivus. See Discrete.]. (references) |
Specialty Definition: DISCRETIVE
| Domain | Definition | ||
| Noah Webster | 1: [Adjective] Disjunctive; noting separation or opposition. In logic, a discretive proposition expresses some distinction, opposition or variety, by means of but, though, yet, &c.; as, travelers change their climate, but not their temper; Job was patient, though his grief was great. | 2: [Adjective] In grammar, discretive distinctions are such as imply opposition or difference; as, not a man, but a beast. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary. | |
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Common Expressions: DISCRETIVE
| Expressions | Definition | ||
| Discretive proposition | (Logic & Gram.), one that expresses distinction, opposition, or variety, by means of discretive particles, as but, though, yet, etc.; as, travelers change their climate, but not their temper. Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary. | ||
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