expostulative en · ADJ
Etymology
From expostulate + -ive.
Meanings
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Synonym of expostulatory.
Shifty Maillard, translating frenzy into articulation; repressive with the one hand, expostulative with the other, does his best
1837, Thomas Carlyle, chapter VI, in The French Revolution: A History […], volume I (The Bastille), London: Chapman and Hall, →OCLC, book VII (The Insurrection of Women), page 262:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more expostulative | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most expostulative | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |