vetitive Meaning & Definition
What Does Vetitive Mean?
Vetitive is used as an adjective meaning Expressing a wish that something will not happen, as in "May we never experience such hardship". As a noun, it means An element of language expressing a wish that something will not happen.
Vetitive Definition (Adjective)
- Expressing a wish that something will not happen, as in "May we never experience such hardship".
Vetitive as a Noun
- An element of language expressing a wish that something will not happen.
Synonyms of Vetitive
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Vetitive synonyms and antonyms →Word Forms & Grammar
vetitive (not comparable)
vetitive (plural vetitives)
Origin of Vetitive
Pseudo-Latinism, derived from **vetitīvus (“prohibitive”), an unattested adjective formed from Classical Latin vetitus (“prohibited”, perfect passive participle of vetō (“to prohibit”)) + -īvus (relational adjective suffix), by analogy with English vetative, from Ecclesiastical Latin vetātīvus (“prohibitive”), from vetātus (“prohibited”), an alternative form of vetitus derived by treating vetō as a regular first conjugation verb, rather than irregular as it was during the Classical period. By surface analysis, veto + -ive.