ratiocinative en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /ˌɹæʃ.ɪˈɑ.səˌneɪ.tɪv/ (General-American)
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Etymology
From ratiocinate + -ive.
Meanings
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Pertaining to or characterized by ratiocination, discursive thinking, or inferential knowledge.
[…] bloodthirsty interest in the ratiocinative faculty […]
1957, Lawrence Durrell, Justine, Faber, page 80:Only those who realise how far Intuition soars above the tardy processes of ratiocinative thought can form the faintest conception […]
1888, H.P. Blavatsky, The Secret Doctrine, volume I, Theosophical University Press, page 1:If a person is developed merely in an intellectual, ratiocinative way, then he will be a contradictory mix of cleverness and savagery.
1981, William Irwin Thompson, The Time Falling Bodies Take to Light: Mythology, Sexuality and the Origins of Culture, London: Rider/Hutchinson & Co., page 225:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most ratiocinative | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more ratiocinative | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
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Translations (4)
es raciocinativo (Pertaining to or characterized by ratiocination) · fi järkiperäinen (Pertaining to or characterized by ratiocination) · fr ratiocinatif (Pertaining to or characterized by ratiocination) · la ratiocinativus (Pertaining to or characterized by ratiocination)