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excommunicative
[ eks-kuh-myoo-ni-key-tiv, -kuh-tiv ]
/ ˌɛks kəˈmyu nɪˌkeɪ tɪv, -kə tɪv /
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adjective
disposed or serving to excommunicate.
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Origin of excommunicative
First recorded in 1815–25; excommunicate + -ive
Words nearby excommunicative
exclusivity, excogitate, excommunicable, excommunicate, excommunication, excommunicative, excommunicatory, excoriate, excoriation, excorticate, excrement
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How to use excommunicative in a sentence
He was one of the many men who admired Mrs. Errington while wondering at her narrow and excommunicative disposition.
Tongues of Conscience|Robert Smythe Hichens