deletiveadj.

Brit.

/dᵻˈliːtɪv/, U.S.

/dəˈlidɪv/,

/diˈlidɪv/

Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from Latin. Partly formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: Latin deletivus ; delete v., -ive suffix.

Etymology: Originally < post-classical Latin deletivus (13th cent.; 14th cent. in British sources) < classical Latin dēlēt- , past participial stem of dēlēre delete v. + -īvus -ive suffix. In later use re-formed < delete v. + -ive suffix.

rare.

Capable of deleting or erasing something; (also) relating to the deletion of something. See also expletive deletive n.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > memory > effacement, obliteration > [adjective] > used to erase

deletory1611

deletive1662

1662 J. Evelyn Sculptura i. 9 Save where the obtuser end [of the stilus] was made more deletive, apt to put out, and obliterate.

1814 European Mag. & London Rev. Apr. 315/2 Such is this world of crime and mystery—of crime diabolically deletive of the human character.

1997 H. Gottlieb in A. Trosborg Text Typology & Transl. iii. 321 Due to the time-and-space constraints of TV subtitling, deletive strategies must be expected to be more frequent in subtitling than in literary translation.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2020; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	deletive
释义	deletiveadj. Brit. /dᵻˈliːtɪv/, U.S. /dəˈlidɪv/, /diˈlidɪv/ Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from Latin. Partly formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: Latin deletivus ; delete v., -ive suffix. Etymology: Originally < post-classical Latin deletivus (13th cent.; 14th cent. in British sources) < classical Latin dēlēt- , past participial stem of dēlēre delete v. + -īvus -ive suffix. In later use re-formed < delete v. + -ive suffix. rare. Capable of deleting or erasing something; (also) relating to the deletion of something. See also expletive deletive n. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > memory > effacement, obliteration > [adjective] > used to erase deletory1611 deletive1662 1662 J. Evelyn Sculptura i. 9 Save where the obtuser end [of the stilus] was made more deletive, apt to put out, and obliterate. 1814 European Mag. & London Rev. Apr. 315/2 Such is this world of crime and mystery—of crime diabolically deletive of the human character. 1997 H. Gottlieb in A. Trosborg Text Typology & Transl. iii. 321 Due to the time-and-space constraints of TV subtitling, deletive strategies must be expected to be more frequent in subtitling than in literary translation. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2020; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1662
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