Antonyms for exceptive


Grammar : Adj
Spell : ik-sep-tiv
Phonetic Transcription : ɪkˈsɛp tɪv


Definition of exceptive

  • As in captious : adj very critical
  • As in overcritical : adj critical
  • As in critical : adj fault-finding, detracting
  • As in critical : adj urgently important
Example sentences :
  • This exceptive compliment to his skill was not so acceptable to the Doctor, whose passion boiled over at the new indignity.
  • Extract from : « The O'Donoghue » by Charles James Lever
  • Is it not announced as a general maxim, to which there can be no exceptive case, Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof?
  • Extract from : « A Lamp to the Path » by W. K. Tweedie

Synonyms for exceptive

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