concessive

[ kuhn-ses-iv ]

/ kənˈsɛs ɪv /

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adjective

tending or serving to concede.

Grammar. expressing concession, as the English conjunction though.

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Origin of concessive

From the Late Latin word concēssīvus, dating back to 1705–15. See concession, -ive

OTHER WORDS FROM concessive

con·ces·sive·ly, adverbnon·con·ces·sive, adjectivepre·con·ces·sive, adjective

Words nearby concessive

concert tuning, concession, concessionaire, concessionary, concession road, concessive, conch, concha, concha auriculae, concha sphenoidalis, conchfish

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How to use concessive in a sentence

Where no principle was involved, Paul was the most concessive of men.
The Literature and History of New Testament Times|J. Gresham (John Gresham) Machen
Concessive clauses sometimes omit the copula and its subject.
An Advanced English Grammar with Exercises|George Lyman Kittredge
A concessive clause is usually introduced by a subordinate conjunction, though, although, or even if.
An Advanced English Grammar with Exercises|George Lyman Kittredge
A concessive clause may be introduced by the conjunction as, or by a relative pronoun or a relative adverb.
An Advanced English Grammar with Exercises|George Lyman Kittredge

It was the tenderest malice, but it obtained no concessive sign.
Hilda|Sarah Jeanette Duncan

British Dictionary definitions for concessive

concessive

/ (kənˈsɛsɪv) /

adjective

implying or involving concession; tending to concede

grammar a conjunction, preposition, phrase, or clause describing a state of affairs that might have been expected to rule out what is described in the main clause but in fact does not"Although" in the sentence "Although they had been warned, they refused to take care" is a concessive conjunction

Word Origin for concessive

C18: from Late Latin concēssīvus, from Latin concēdere to concede

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