Meanings
adjectiveignorative (not comparable)
- not comparablehuman sciencesApplied to certain linguistic constructs that express indefiniteness or indicate that something is unknown.
Origin
Introduced by linguist Anna Wierzbicka (born 1938). See ignorant, -ative.
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APA
ignorative. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ignorative
MLA
“ignorative.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ignorative. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ignorative,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ignorative.
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