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exclamative

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
ex-cla-ma-tive
IPA
25
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

In the form of an exclamation; exclamatory.

noun

A clause type used to make an exclamation, such as "What a mess they made!" or "How stupid I was!"

noun

Ellipsis of exclamative marker.

Example Sentences

  • "This was the admirative or exclamative power, like the French quel, quelle!"

Etymology

Compare French exclamatif.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more exclamative (comparative) most exclamative (superlative) exclamatives (plural)

Derived Forms

exclamatively

Questions

What does exclamative mean?
In the form of an exclamation; exclamatory.
Where does exclamative come from?
Compare French exclamatif.

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