| 释义 | ex·cep·tive \-ptiv, -tēv also -təv\ adjective
 Etymology: Medieval Latin exceptivus, from Latin exceptus + -ivus -ive
 1.  : relating to, containing, or constituting exception: as
 a. of a word  : serving to introduce a verbal exception
 < an exceptive preposition >
 b. of a proposition in logic  : having the subject limited by exception
 2. archaic  : exceptious
 • ex·cep·tive·ly \-tə̇vlē, -li\ adverb
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