roborative
/ˈɹoʊˌbɔɹətɪv/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
15
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
Synonym of roborant: a strengthening, invigorating, or restorative medicine, food, or treatment.
Archaic
Example Sentences
- "... leſt we ſhould have confuſedly congeſted Roborative and Purgative Trochisks together, as many do, and that perperouſly; we have adjoyned all the Cathartical, as Trochisks of Rhabarb, of Agarick, and of Alhandal, to the end of the third Section of our ſecond Book."
- "VVe have hitherto exhibited Roboratives in the form of Powders, ſoft Electuaries, and Opiates..."
Etymology
From Latin rōborāre (“to strengthen, to invigorate”) + -ive (“forming adjectives”) directly and via French roboratif, from rōbur (“reddish oak; hardness, strength”) + -āre (“forming verbs”). Equivalent to roborate + -ive.
Origin
- Source language: Latin
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈɹoʊˌbɔɹətɪv/
- British English: /ˈɹəʊˌbɔɹətɪv/