Meanings
adjectiveextenuative (comparative more extenuative, superlative most extenuative)
comparative more extenuative · superlative most extenuative
- Tending to extenuate.
nounextenuative (plural extenuatives)
plural extenuatives
- That which extenuates.
I'll leave aside the implications of connecting a 'general theory of intention' with 'extenuatives', that is, excuses.
2014, B. Garvey, J. L. Austin on Language
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extenuative. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/extenuative
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“extenuative.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/extenuative. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “extenuative,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/extenuative.
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