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applausive

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
ap-plau-sive
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Conveying applause.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Formed as *applaus- (the perfect passive participial stem of the Latin applaudō) + -ive, thus resembling a regular Anglicisation of a hypothetical Latin etymon of the form *applausīvus. By surface analysis, applause + -ive.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more applausive (comparative) most applausive (superlative)

Derived Forms

applausively unapplausive

Questions

What does applausive mean?
Conveying applause.
Where does applausive come from?
Formed as *applaus- (the perfect passive participial stem of the Latin applaudō) + -ive, thus resembling a regular Anglicisation of a hypothetical Latin etymon of the form *applausīvus. By surface analysis, applause + -ive.

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