exceptive
[ ik-sep-tiv ]
/ ɪkˈsɛp tɪv /
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adjective
being or making an exception.
disposed to take exception; objecting.
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OTHER WORDS FROM exceptive
ex·cep·tive·ly, adverbun·ex·cep·tive, adjectiveWords nearby exceptive
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Example sentences from the Web for exceptive
Waking is an inferior exceptive kind of existence, into which she is dragged by the base exigencies of the world.
This exceptive compliment to his skill was not so acceptable to the Doctor, whose passion boiled over at the new indignity.
The O'Donoghue|Charles James LeverIs it not announced as a general maxim, to which there can be no exceptive case, Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof?
A Lamp to the Path|W. K. Tweedie
British Dictionary definitions for exceptive
exceptive
/ (ɪkˈsɛptɪv) /
adjective
relating to or forming an exception
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