† desitiveadj.n.
/ˈdɛsɪtɪv/ rare. Obsolete.
A. adj.
Logic. Of a proposition: Having reference to the end or conclusion of a matter.
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causalc1530
subalternate1599
equipollent1642
reduplicative1671
subalternating1671
pure1697
poristic1704
desitive1725
inceptive1725
contrary1739
exponible1788
analytic1797
analytical1797
poristical1828
oristica1832
oristicosemeiotica1832
balanced1849
plurative1849
molecular1892
dyadic1897
monadic1897
dispositional1909
non-atomic1934
1725 I. Watts Logick iii. ii. 440 Inceptive and desitive Propositions; as, the Fogs vanish as the Sun arises; but the Fogs have not yet begun to vanish; therefore the Sun is not yet risen.
B. n.
A desitive proposition.
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corollaryc1374
porism?a1425
exclusive1533
exponible1569
exceptive1570
continuative1725
desitive1725
inceptive1725
inceptive proposition1725
limitative1864
pseudo-proposition1883
metaphysics1935
1725 I. Watts Logick ii. ii. 267 Inceptives and Desitives, which relate to the beginning or ending of any thing; as the Latin Tongue is not yet forgotten.
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