| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Adjective | 1. That excerpts, selects, or chooses.[Websters]
2. Virtually never used base adjective of the rarely used adverb excerptively.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Adverb Form (excerptively) | 1. Virtually never used adverbial inflection of the rarely used adjective excerptive.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license. | Top | |
Date "EXCERPTIVE" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1914. (references) |
