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ASPERSIVE definition in American English - Collins Dictionary
characterized by attacking or criticizing someone's reputation or character by spreading false information; slanderous www.collinsdictionary.com
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ASPERSION Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster
1. a : a false or misleading charge meant to harm someone's reputation casting aspersions on her integrity b : the act of making such a charge : defamation. www.merriam-webster.com
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aspersive, adj. meanings, etymology and more | Oxford English ...
The earliest known use of the adjective aspersive is in the mid 1600s. OED's only evidence for aspersive is from 1642, in the writing of Edward Dering, ... www.oed.com
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aspersive
aspersive, a. ? Obs. (əˈspɜːsɪv) [f. L. aspers- (see asperse) + -ive, as if ad. L. *aspersīvus.] Tending or calculated to asperse, defamatory.1642 Sir E. Dering Sp. on Relig. xiv. 43 Passages..very aspersive to our Religion. Oxford English Dictionary
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28 Synonyms & Antonyms for ASPERSIVE | Thesaurus.com
Aspersive means libelous, like backbiting, calumniatory, defamatory, disparaging, or pejorative. www.thesaurus.com
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aspersive - Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Related terms · aspersively · aspersiveness. References. edit. “aspersive”, in Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary , Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, ... en.wiktionary.org
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aspersively
aˈspersively, adv. ? Obs. [f. prec. + -ly2.] In an aspersive manner; by way of aspersion.1653 Sir F. Drake Revived (R.) Envious and injurious detractions, which the ignorant may aspersively cast thereon. Oxford English Dictionary
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ASPERSE Definition & Meaning - Dictionary.com
Asperse definition: to attack with false, malicious, and damaging charges or insinuations; slander.. See examples of ASPERSE used in a sentence. www.dictionary.com
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ASPERSIVE - 12 Synonyms and Antonyms - Cambridge English
These are words and phrases related to aspersive. Click on any word or phrase to go to its thesaurus page. LIBELOUS. Synonyms. dictionary.cambridge.org
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ASPERSER definition in American English - Collins Dictionary
4 senses: 1. a person who spreads false or damaging accusations or insinuations about someone or something 2. rare a perforated. www.collinsdictionary.com
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aspersion - Good Word Word of the Day alphaDictionary * Free ...
Meaning: 1. A spattering or sprinkling, especially of holy water. 2. That which bespatters or besmirches someone's character, slander, defamation of character. www.alphadictionary.com
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Character Trait: Aspersive. - ProWritingAid
The character trait "Aspersive" refers to a person who tends to make negative or derogatory comments about others, often without any real evidence or ... prowritingaid.com
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aspersory
▪ I. aspersory, a. rare—0. (əˈspɜːsərɪ) [f. L. aspers- (see asperse) + -ory, as if ad. L. *aspersōrius.] = aspersive.1848 in Webster.▪ II. aspersory, n. (əˈspɜːsərɪ) [Alteration of aspersorium.] A holy-water sprinkler; an aspersorium or aspergillum.1881 F. E. Warren Liturgy Celtic Ch. 116 It rather ... Oxford English Dictionary
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coercive
coercive, a. (kəʊˈɜːsɪv) Also 7 coersive. [irreg. f. coerce + -ive, by association with words in -ive formed on ppl. stems in s, as aspersive, aversive, conversive; Littré cites a F. coercif of 16th c., but coercitif is the recognized form in F.] A. adj. 1. Of the nature of coercion; having the attr... Oxford English Dictionary
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