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Preteritive

Pre-ter′i-tive

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Adj.
(Gram.)
Used only or chiefly in the preterit or past tenses, as certain verbs.

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preteritive

preteritive

English

Adjective

preteritive (not comparable)

  1. (grammar) Used only or chiefly in the preterite or past tenses.
    a preteritive verb