prognosticative, a.
(prɒgˈnɒstɪkətɪv)
[ad. obs. F. prognosticatif, -ive (1564 in Godef.): see prognosticate v. and -ive.]
Characterized by prognosticating; tending to prognosticate.
| 1594 Carew Huarte's Exam. Wits xii. (1596) 180 A phisition..studied..all the rules and considerations of the art prognosticatiue. 1813 Hobhouse Journey (ed. 2) 977 The comet..was thought prognosticative of the fall of Islamism. 1824 Blackw. Mag. XVI. 163 The opening a new volume of poems..accompanied by a yawn, prognosticative of the soporific nature of its contents. |