Meanings
adjectiverevisionary (comparative more revisionary, superlative most revisionary)
comparative more revisionary · superlative most revisionary
- Having the character of a revision.
Near-synonym: corrective
1 more example
I conclude that there is good reason to suspect that adverbialist paraphrases are in fact conservative rather than revisionary.
2008 August 5, Uriah Kriegel, “The dispensability of (merely) intentional objects”, in Philosophical Studies, volume 141, number 1, →DOISynonyms: corrective
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveHaving the character of a revision.
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Origin
- Proto-Italic*wre-
- Latinre-
- Old Frenchre-
- Middle Englishre-
- Englishre-
- Proto-Indo-European*weyd-
- Proto-Indo-European*widtós
- Proto-Italic*wissos
- Latinvīsus
- Latinvīsiō
- Anglo-Normanvisioun
- Middle Englishvisioun
- Englishvision
- Englishrevision
- Englishrevisionary
Translations
Japanese 改訂的
- 改訂的 (kaiteiteki)having the character of a revision
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APA
revisionary. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/revisionary
MLA
“revisionary.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/revisionary. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “revisionary,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/revisionary.
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