plausive

[ plaw-ziv, -siv ]

/ ˈplɔ zɪv, -sɪv /

adjective

Nearby words

platysma, platyspondylia, plaudit, plauen, plausible, plausive, plautus, play, play a losing game, play a waiting game, play agent

Origin of plausive

1590–1600; < Latin plaus(us) (past participle of plaudere to applaud) + -ive

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Examples from the Web for plausive

It took him by surprise; and he was for the moment, perhaps, daunted by the plausive echo of the multitude to the lying prophet.
The Expositor's Bible|F. W. Farrar

British Dictionary definitions for plausive

plausive

/ (ˈplɔːsɪv) /

adjective

expressing praise or approval; applauding

obsolete plausible

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