applausive

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English

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Etymology

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Formed as *applaus- (the perfect passive participial stem of the Latin applaudō) +‎ -ive, thus resembling a regular Anglicisation of a hypothetical Latin etymon of the form *applausīvus. By surface analysis, applause +‎ -ive.

Adjective

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applausive (comparative more applausive, superlative most applausive)

  1. Conveying applause.

Derived terms

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