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单词 refutative
释义

refutative

or re·fut·a·to·ry

[ ri-fyoo-tuh-tiv or ri-fyoo-tuh-tawr-ee, ‐tohr-ee ]
/ rɪˈfyu tə tɪv or rɪˈfyu təˌtɔr i, ‐ˌtoʊr i /

adjective

tending to refute; pertaining to refutation: refutative evidence.

Origin of refutative

First recorded in 1645–55; refutat(ion) + -ive

Words nearby refutative

refusal, refuse, refusenik, refusion, refutation, refutative, refute, reg, regain, regal, regale
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Example sentences from the Web for refutative

  • If this be not done, a refutative argument may be drawn from such omission that the respondent was not aware of the relativity.

    Aristotle|George Grote
  • Yet the first book exhibits to us a specimen of negative and refutative dialectic which is not surpassed by anything 365in Plato.

    Plato and the Other Companions of Sokrates, 3rd ed. Volume I (of 4)|George Grote
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