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prostrative, a. rare.|ˈprɒstrətɪv|
[f. L. ppl. stem prōstrāt- (see prostrate v.) + -ive.]
a. Having the quality or faculty of prostrating.
b. Characterized by prostration or abjectness.
1817Bentham Parl. Reform Introd. 131 The more palpable the deficiency..the more prostrative, the more irresistible the force. 1890Clark Russell Ocean Trag. I. xiii. 278 Not much relishing the prostrative nature of the fellow's respectfulness I walked aft. |