Meanings
adjectiveirresultative (not comparable)
- not comparablegrammarIndicating an event or action not taken to completion, as with "I was writing" but not "I wrote".
Synonyms: atelic
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveIndicating an event or action not taken to completion, as with "I was writing" but not "I wrote".
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Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*né
- Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
- Proto-Italic*n̥-
- Latinin-
- Latinir-
- Englishir-
- Englishresultative
- Englishirresultative
From ir- + resultative.
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APA
irresultative. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/irresultative
MLA
“irresultative.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/irresultative. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “irresultative,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/irresultative.
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