Punctuative

adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Suggesting or pertaining to punctuation.

    "After about 20 seconds, he ended his performance with a punctuative smack of the taut drum heads."

Example

More examples

"After about 20 seconds, he ended his performance with a punctuative smack of the taut drum heads."

Etymology

From punctuate + -ive.

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