preteritive

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adjective

Used only or chiefly in the preterite or past tenses.

“a preteritive verb”

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Meanings

adjectivepreteritive (not comparable)
  1. archaicnot comparablegrammarUsed only or chiefly in the preterite or past tenses.

    a preteritive verb

nounpreteritive (plural preteritives)

plural preteritives

  1. A preteritive verb
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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