appulsiveadj.
/əˈpʌlsɪv/ rare. Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries.
Characterized by driving against; impinging.
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1846 in B. H. Smart Walker's Pronouncing Dict.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1885; most recently modified version published online June 2021).
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adj.1846- have the best of
- have the best of it
- have the better end of the staff
- have the better hand
- have the better of
- have the better, or worse, end of the staff
- have the big eye
- have the black dog on one's back
- have the black dog on one's shoulder
- have the brass neck to
- have the bulge on
- have the call
- have the call of the market
- have the care of
- have the cheek
- have the cheek to do something
- have the conscience
- have the crappy end of the stick
- have the defects of one's qualities
- have the defects of one's virtues
- have the dingbats
- have the ear of a person
- have the edge on
- have the eminence of
- have the etc end of the stick