revisionary en · ADJ
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- Middle English visioun English vision English revision Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusder. Middle English -arie English -ary English revisionary From revision + -ary.
Meanings
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Having the character of a revision.
I conclude that there is good reason to suspect that adverbialist paraphrases are in fact conservative rather than revisionary.
2008 August 5, Uriah Kriegel, “The dispensability of (merely) intentional objects”, in Philosophical Studies, volume 141, number 1, →DOI:Near-synonym: corrective
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most revisionary | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more revisionary | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Relateds
revisionist · revisable · revisitant