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Remonstrative
Re-mon′stra-tive
(r?-m?n′str?-t?v)
, Adj.
Having the character of a remonstrance; expressing remonstrance.
Definition 2024
remonstrative
remonstrative
English
Adjective
remonstrative (comparative more remonstrative, superlative most remonstrative)
- Of, characterized by, or exhibiting remonstration.
- 1853, Charles Dickens, Bleak House, ch. 1:
- The man from Shropshire ventures another remonstrative “My lord!” but the Chancellor, being aware of him, has dexterously vanished.
- 1913, Eleanor H. Porter, Pollyanna, ch. 15:
- Pollyanna opened wide her eyes at the remonstrative dismay in her aunt's voice.
- 1853, Charles Dickens, Bleak House, ch. 1:
Derived terms
Translations
of, characterized by, or exhibiting remonstration
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