persecutiveadj.

Brit.

/ˈpəːsᵻkjuːtɪv/, U.S.

/ˈpərsəˌkjudɪv/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin persecūt- , persequī , -ive suffix.

Etymology: < classical Latin persecūt-, past participial stem of persequī persecute v. + -ive suffix. Compare slightly earlier persecutory adj.

= persecutory adj.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > hostile action or attack > [adjective] > persecuting

persecuting1573

persecutory1654

witch-hunting1657

persecutive1659

dragooning1691

1659 J. Gauden Ἱερα Δακρυα iv. ii. 396 Use is made of persecutive and compelling power; which is rather brutish than humane.

1814 W. Scott Waverley II. xi. 186 Gilfillan..refused to permit his followers to move to this profane, and even, as he said, persecutive tune.

1864 Realm 22 June 2 They do more harm to real religion by their one-sided persecutive views than all the Renans and Colensos in existence.

1912 E. F. Henderson Symbol & Satire in French Revol. 250 Petitioners kept coming to demand that the persecutive power be destroyed.

1994 Yale French Stud. 86 61 The implicit distinction that the text establishes between the admiring stance of the extratextual audience and the persecutive behaviour of the intratextual public.

Derivatives

† persecutiveness n. Obsolete

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > hostile action or attack > [noun] > persecution > quality

persecutiveness1664

1664 H. More Modest Enq. Myst. Iniquity ii. i. 338 If the Devil be a Beast, that which makes him so is the wickedness of his nature, his persecutiveness of the Church of God.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	persecutive
释义	persecutiveadj. Brit. /ˈpəːsᵻkjuːtɪv/, U.S. /ˈpərsəˌkjudɪv/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin persecūt- , persequī , -ive suffix. Etymology: < classical Latin persecūt-, past participial stem of persequī persecute v. + -ive suffix. Compare slightly earlier persecutory adj. = persecutory adj. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > hostile action or attack > [adjective] > persecuting persecuting1573 persecutory1654 witch-hunting1657 persecutive1659 dragooning1691 1659 J. Gauden Ἱερα Δακρυα iv. ii. 396 Use is made of persecutive and compelling power; which is rather brutish than humane. 1814 W. Scott Waverley II. xi. 186 Gilfillan..refused to permit his followers to move to this profane, and even, as he said, persecutive tune. View more context for this quotation 1864 Realm 22 June 2 They do more harm to real religion by their one-sided persecutive views than all the Renans and Colensos in existence. 1912 E. F. Henderson Symbol & Satire in French Revol. 250 Petitioners kept coming to demand that the persecutive power be destroyed. 1994 Yale French Stud. 86 61 The implicit distinction that the text establishes between the admiring stance of the extratextual audience and the persecutive behaviour of the intratextual public. Derivatives † persecutiveness n. Obsolete ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > hostile action or attack > [noun] > persecution > quality persecutiveness1664 1664 H. More Modest Enq. Myst. Iniquity ii. i. 338 If the Devil be a Beast, that which makes him so is the wickedness of his nature, his persecutiveness of the Church of God. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1659
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