accusive

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adjective

accusative; accusing

Similar
accusativeaccusatoryaccusinginculpatoryinculpative
OriginEnglish accuse ← Middle English acusen ← Old French acuser →
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Meanings

adjectiveaccusive (comparative more accusive, superlative most accusive)

comparative more accusive · superlative most accusive

  1. accusative; accusing

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectivecontaining or expressing accusation

Similar
accusativeaccusatoryaccusinginculpatoryinculpative
Also see
accusativeaccusatoryaccusing

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂éd
  2. Proto-Italic*ad
  3. Proto-Italic*ad-
  4. Latinad-
  5. Proto-Italic*kaussā
  6. Old Latincaussa
  7. Latincausa
  8. Latinaccūsāre
  9. Old Frenchacuser
  10. Middle Englishacusen
  11. Englishaccuse
  12. Englishaccusive

From accuse + -ive.

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APA

accusive. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/accusive

MLA

“accusive.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/accusive. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “accusive,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/accusive.

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