Meanings
adjectiveexclamative (comparative more exclamative, superlative most exclamative)
comparative more exclamative · superlative most exclamative
- In the form of an exclamation; exclamatory.
This was the admirative or exclamative power, like the French quel, quelle!
1871, John Earle, The Philology of the English Tongue
nounexclamative (plural exclamatives)
plural exclamatives
- human sciencesA clause type used to make an exclamation, such as "What a mess they made!" or "How stupid I was!"
- abbreviationellipsishuman sciencesEllipsis of exclamative marker.
Origin
Compare French exclamatif.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Polish wykrzyknikowy, wykrzyknienie
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Spanish exclamativo, exclamativo
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APA
exclamative. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/exclamative
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“exclamative.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/exclamative. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “exclamative,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/exclamative.
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