different between remonstrative vs demonstrative
remonstrative
English
Etymology
- remonstrate +? -ive
Adjective
remonstrative (comparative more remonstrative, superlative most remonstrative)
- Of, characterized by, or exhibiting remonstration.
- 1853, Charles Dickens, Bleak House, ch. 1:
- The man from Shropshire ventures another remonstrative “My lord!” but the Chancellor, being aware of him, has dexterously vanished.
- 1913, Eleanor H. Porter, Pollyanna, ch. 15:
- Pollyanna opened wide her eyes at the remonstrative dismay in her aunt's voice.
- 1853, Charles Dickens, Bleak House, ch. 1:
Derived terms
- remonstratively
Translations
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demonstrative
English
Etymology
From Middle French démonstratif
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /d??m?nst??t?v/
- (US) IPA(key): /d??m?nst??t?v/, /d??m?nst??t?v/
Adjective
demonstrative (comparative more demonstrative, superlative most demonstrative)
- that serves to demonstrate, show or prove
- 1594, Richard Hooker, Of the Lawes of Ecclesiastical Politie
- an argument necessary and demonstrative
- 1594, Richard Hooker, Of the Lawes of Ecclesiastical Politie
- given to open displays of emotion
- 1783, Hugh Blair, Lectures on Rhetoric and Belles Lettres
- demonstrative eloquence
- 1783, Hugh Blair, Lectures on Rhetoric and Belles Lettres
- (grammar) that specifies the thing or person referred to
Derived terms
- demonstrative adjective
- demonstrative pronoun
Translations
Noun
demonstrative (plural demonstratives)
- (grammar) A demonstrative word
- A demonstrative adjective.
- A demonstrative pronoun.
Translations
German
Adjective
demonstrative
- inflection of demonstrativ:
- strong/mixed nominative/accusative feminine singular
- strong nominative/accusative plural
- weak nominative all-gender singular
- weak accusative feminine/neuter singular
Latin
Adjective
d?m?nstr?t?ve
- vocative masculine singular of d?m?nstr?t?vus
References
- demonstrative in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- demonstrative in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
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