Animadversive

adj

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Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Having the ability to perceive, perceptive, attentive, percipient. archaic, not-comparable

    "If soul were the material form of the body, it would be no better than the lower "Mundane sprite," which has no animadversive power either."

  2. 2
    Characterized by disapproval, critical. not-comparable

    "The disgraceful conduct of the Returning Officer for the City of London Election has been the subject of animadversive conversation in our own particular circle."

Example

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"If soul were the material form of the body, it would be no better than the lower "Mundane sprite," which has no animadversive power either."

Etymology

From classical Latin animadvers-, past participial stem of animadvertere (“animadvert”) + -ive. Compare post-classical Latin animadversīvus.

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