Meaning

(obsolete, rare) Refusing; denying; rejecting of the norm..

Definitions by Sense

1. (obsolete, rare) Refusing; denying; rejecting of the norm.
2. (linguistics) Including the word 'not' (or its equivalent).

Example Sentences

it is acquisitive and effective , or recusative and destructive , otherwise than it is in any other faculties

For many years, scholars have concentrated espcially on the "recusative” function of medieval marvels, especially of gargoyles and other grotesques—that is, their signification as demonic or morally reprehensible—which, as Williams notes, may be the easiest signification of the monstrous to comprehend or to describe:.

On Tír, it was only the recusative priests who painted their faces —they painted them black, along with the palms of their hands

As we move from Montagu's own theorization of translation to her complex recusative acts of allusion and finally to her Virgilian allegories, we can track two coextensive performances .

A sentence which is negative (in meaning) is not always recusative (containing the word 'not'), and vice versa: a propositive syntagm need not always be positive.

In recusative negation the negative element is separable from the rest of the utterance which can act as an autonomous non-negative utterance.

Exceptions are found in some Central/North Dravidian languages which developed a recusative type of negation under the influence of Indo-Aryan/Iranian languages.

Word Forms

• more recusative
• most recusative

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When Should You Use Recusative?

Use recusative when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.

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