Etymology

pulsative

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Today it means: Characterised by pulsing or beating; throbbing. Full definition →

First used 14th c.Middle French pulsatif ← Latin pulsativus
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  1. Latin · derived frompulsativus
  2. Middle French · derived frompulsatif
  3. English todaypulsative

From Middle French pulsatif, and its source, past-classical Latin pulsativus.

First known use, by meaning

  • from 14th c. Characterised by pulsing or beating; throbbing.

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