resumptive

[ ri-zuhmp-tiv ]

adjective
  1. that summarizes: a resumptive statement.

  2. that tends to resume or repeat: a speech so resumptive that its point was lost.

Origin of resumptive

1
First recorded in 1850–55; resumpt(ion) + -ive

Other words from resumptive

  • re·sump·tive·ly, adverb
  • un·re·sump·tive, adjective

Words Nearby resumptive

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How to use resumptive in a sentence

  • The drama, by its very nature, is an art traditional in form and resumptive in its subject-matter.

    The Theory of the Theatre | Clayton Hamilton
  • When it was produced, it was not novel, but resumptive, in its thought; and therefore it succeeded.

    The Theory of the Theatre | Clayton Hamilton
  • Like many of Lucian's compositions, it has what may be termed a retrospective and resumptive value.

    A Problem in Greek Ethics | John Addington Symonds