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ˈaltercative, a. ? Obs. rare. [f. altercate + -ive; cf. alternative.] Characterized by altercation, full of wrangling.
1731Fielding Grub St. Op. Wks. 1784 II. 51 You have made additions..to the altercative or scolding scenes. 1737― Tumble-Down Dick III. 397 The true altercative, or scolding style of the ancients. |