contrafactive

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adjective

Describing a verb whose object clause is taken to be false.

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Meanings

adjectivecontrafactive (not comparable)
  1. not comparablehuman sciencesDescribing a verb whose object clause is taken to be false.

Origin

From contra- + factive.

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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