Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • Of or pertaining to pronunciation; pronunciatory.
  • Uttering confidently; dogmatical.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • adjective Of or pertaining to pronunciation.
  • adjective obsolete Uttering confidently; dogmatical.

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  • adjective Of or relating to pronunciation.
  • adjective obsolete Uttering confidently; dogmatical.

Etymologies

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Latin pronunciativus.

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Examples

  • He stood in the farthest corner of the room with his hands up and his mouth open, for a minute or two when the singing stopped, and the voice became clear and pronunciative.

    Types of Children's Literature Walter Barnes

  • He stood in the furthest corner of the room, with his hands up, and his mouth open, for a minute or two, when the singing stopped, and the voice became clear and pronunciative.

    Journeys Through Bookland, Vol. 2 Charles Herbert Sylvester

  • He stood in the farthest corner of the room, with his hands up, and his mouth open, for a minute or two, when the singing stopped, and the voice became clear, and pronunciative.

    Children's Literature A Textbook of Sources for Teachers and Teacher-Training Classes Charles Madison Curry 1906

  • He stood in the farthest corner of the room, with his hands up and his mouth open, for a minute or two, when the singing stopped, and the voice became clear and pronunciative.

    The Junior Classics — Volume 6 Old-Fashioned Tales William Patten 1902

  • He stood in the farthest corner of the room, with his hands up, and his mouth open, for a minute or two, when the singing stopped, and the voice became clear and pronunciative.

    Stories of Childhood Various 1885

  • He stood in the farthest corner of the room, with his hands up, and his mouth open, for a minute or two, when the singing stopped, and the voice became clear and pronunciative.

    Famous Stories Every Child Should Know Various 1880

  • He stood in the farthest corner of the room, with his hands up and his mouth open, for a minute or two, when the singing stopped and the voice became clear and pronunciative.

    The King of the Golden River John Ruskin 1859

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