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discussive en · ADJ

Etymology

From discuss + -ive.

Meanings

  1. (archaic) Able or tending to discuss (break apart), or disperse, tumors or coagulated matter.
  2. (archaic) Doubt-dispelling; decisive.
    • A kind of peremptory and discussive voice. a. 1690, Ezekiel Hopkins, Discourses concerning sin […] :

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discussive en · NOUN

Etymology

From discuss + -ive.

Meanings

  1. (archaic) A medicine that discusses (breaks apart) or disperses morbid humours

Forms

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Synonyms

discutient