† provisiveadj.

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

Etymology: < classical Latin prōvīs-, past participial stem of prōvidēre provide v. + -ive suffix. Compare post-classical Latin provisivus provident (13th cent. in British sources). With sense 1 compare earlier provisional adj. 3. With sense 2 compare earlier provisionary adj. 3, provident adj.

Obsolete. rare.

1. Conditional, contingent; = provisional adj. 3.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > testing > attestation, witness, evidence > qualification > [adjective]

conditionalc1380

conditionate1533

conditionated1581

otherwise1602

provisory1611

cautionated1623

provisionala1626

provisive1650

conditioneda1656

subject1662

limitative1682

springing1685

eventual1692

contingent1710

stipulated1766

provisionary1775

conditional1864

mitigated1884

1650 T. Hobbes De Corpore Politico 186 Declarations..concerning Future Actions..Promissive..or Provisive, as for example, ‘If this be done or not done this will follow’.

2. Prudent, foreseeing; = provident adj. 1.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > expectation > foresight, foreknowledge > provident foresight, prudence > [adjective]

purveyable?a1425

pensivec1425

providenta1450

provide?a1475

purveyanta1500

prospective1581

prospecting1602

provisional1603

providentiala1646

provisionary1647

prospicient1654

provisive1677

forethoughtful1809

far-seeing1837

provisory1843

1677 T. Gale Court of Gentiles: Pt. IV iv. 443 God therefore is the Maker and Provisor, and his good wil is the effective, contentive and provisive Virtue.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2007; most recently modified version published online June 2020).

单词	provisive
释义	† provisiveadj. Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin prōvīs- , prōvidēre , -ive suffix. Etymology: < classical Latin prōvīs-, past participial stem of prōvidēre provide v. + -ive suffix. Compare post-classical Latin provisivus provident (13th cent. in British sources). With sense 1 compare earlier provisional adj. 3. With sense 2 compare earlier provisionary adj. 3, provident adj. Obsolete. rare. 1. Conditional, contingent; = provisional adj. 3. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > testing > attestation, witness, evidence > qualification > [adjective] conditionalc1380 conditionate1533 conditionated1581 otherwise1602 provisory1611 cautionated1623 provisionala1626 provisive1650 conditioneda1656 subject1662 limitative1682 springing1685 eventual1692 contingent1710 stipulated1766 provisionary1775 conditional1864 mitigated1884 1650 T. Hobbes De Corpore Politico 186 Declarations..concerning Future Actions..Promissive..or Provisive, as for example, ‘If this be done or not done this will follow’. 2. Prudent, foreseeing; = provident adj. 1. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > expectation > foresight, foreknowledge > provident foresight, prudence > [adjective] purveyable?a1425 pensivec1425 providenta1450 provide?a1475 purveyanta1500 prospective1581 prospecting1602 provisional1603 providentiala1646 provisionary1647 prospicient1654 provisive1677 forethoughtful1809 far-seeing1837 provisory1843 1677 T. Gale Court of Gentiles: Pt. IV iv. 443 God therefore is the Maker and Provisor, and his good wil is the effective, contentive and provisive Virtue. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2007; most recently modified version published online June 2020). < adj.1650
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