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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

confessive en · ADJ

Etymology

From confess + -ive.

Meanings

  1. (rare) Confessing; constituting a confession or admission.
    • ‘No, no. No sugar, thank you,’ said Smiley with a confessive grin. 1977, John Le Carré, The Honourable Schoolboy, Folio Society, published 2010, page 197:

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more confessive Degree=Cmp lexicographic
most confessive Degree=Sup lexicographic