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decretive

[ dih-kree-tiv ]

adjective

  1. having the force of a decree; pertaining to a decree.


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Other Words From

  • de·cretive·ly adverb
  • unde·cretive adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of decretive1

1600–10; < Latin dēcrēt ( um ) decree + -ive
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Example Sentences

But there is a great difference between his decretive and his preceptive will.

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