What does deletive mean?
Deletive means (now uncommon) Tending to delete or destroy..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · adjective
(now uncommon) Tending to delete or destroy..
lexical deletive rules
[T]he obtuſer end [of a style] vvas made more deletive, apt to put out, and obliterate, vvhen they vvould Stylum vertere [turn the style], vvhich our Burniſher (another Tool us'd by Chalcographers) and Poliſher performes.
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Deletive means (now uncommon) Tending to delete or destroy..
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lexical deletive rules
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