prelusive

Also pre·lu·so·ry

[pri-loo-siv]

adjective

1. introductory.

Other Word Forms

• prelusively adverb
• prelusorily adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of prelusive¹

1595–1605; < Latin praelūs ( us ) ( prelusion ) + -ive

Example Sentences

In just one review I had to look up the words “aliquot,” “sophont” and “prelusive.”

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Loke was the cause of the former prelusive war.

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The blooming of the late flowers, the ripening of leaf and fruit, the frosty air, the flocking of birds, all the thousand signs of the autumnal season take on a kind of pathetic and solemn interest, as being but prelusive to the whiteness and deadness so soon to cover the earth.

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The lights seemed dim, my voice sounded far away, there was a tumult in my senses that was prelusive of fainting.

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At that hour my faith was weak, and I could not help remembering how, when I first crossed this unhappy threshold, my heart sighed heavily, and my very steps were reluctant and prelusive of sorrow.

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Related Words

• inaugural 
• preparatory