excommunicative

[ eks-kuh-myoo-ni-key-tiv, -kuh-tiv ]

adjective

1. disposed or serving to excommunicate.

Word History and Origins

Origin of excommunicative¹

First recorded in 1815–25; excommunicate + -ive

Example Sentences

He was one of the many men who admired Mrs. Errington while wondering at her narrow and excommunicative disposition.

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