mensurative

[men-shuh-rey-tiv, -suh-, -sher-uh-tiv, -ser-]

adjective

1. adapted for or concerned with measuring.

Word History and Origins

Origin of mensurative¹

First recorded in 1825–35; mensurat(ion) + -ive

Example Sentences

Yes, Friends," elsewhere observes the Professor, "not our Logical, Mensurative faculty, but our Imaginative one is King over us; I might say, Priest and Prophet to lead us heavenward; or Magician and Wizard to lead us hellward.

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