| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Adjective | 1. That excepts; including an exception; as, an exceptive proposition.[Websters]
2. Being captious or hypercritical. [Eve - graph theoretic] 3. Being rare, unusual, uncommon, infrequent or scarce. [Eve - graph theoretic] 4. Being special, particular, especial, exclusive or unique. [Eve - graph theoretic] 5. Being extraordinary, phenomenal, amazing, singular or prodigious. [Eve - graph theoretic] 6. Being extreme or unrepeatable. [Eve - graph theoretic] 7. Being outstanding, remarkable or notable. [Eve - graph theoretic] 8. Being anomalous or abnormal. [Eve - graph theoretic] 9. Rarely used base adjective of the adverb exceptively.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Adverb Form (exceptively) | 1. Virtually never used adverbial inflection of the rarely used adjective exceptive.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license. | Top | |
Date "EXCEPTIVE" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1828. (references) |
Specialty Definition: EXCEPTIVE
| Domain | Definition | ||
| Noah Webster | [Adjective] Including an exception; as an exceptive preposition. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary. | ||
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | Top | ||
