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refutative
[ ri-fyoo-tuh-tiv ]
/ rɪˈfyu tə tɪv /
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adjective
tending to refute; pertaining to refutation: refutative evidence.
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Also re·fut·a·to·ry [ri-fyoo-tuh-tawr-ee] /rɪˈfyu təˌtɔr i/ .
Origin of refutative
First recorded in 1645–55; refutat(ion) + -ive
Words nearby refutative
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How to use refutative in a sentence
If this be not done, a refutative argument may be drawn from such omission that the respondent was not aware of the relativity.
Aristotle|George GroteYet the first book exhibits to us a specimen of negative and refutative dialectic which is not surpassed by anything 365in Plato.