as|per´sive|ly

as|per´sive|ly
as|per|sive «uh SPUR sihv», adjective.
that tends to slander or defame: »

aspersive rumors.

as|per´sive|ly, adverb.

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  • dis|per|sive — «dihs PUR sihv», adjective. dispersing; tending to disperse: »The material of an ordinary lens is dispersive (John B. Walsh). –dis|per´sive|ly, adverb. –dis|per´sive|ness, noun …   Useful english dictionary

  • as|per|sive — «uh SPUR sihv», adjective. that tends to slander or defame: »aspersive rumors. –as|per´sive|ly, adverb …   Useful english dictionary

  • dis|per´sive|ness — dis|per|sive «dihs PUR sihv», adjective. dispersing; tending to disperse: »The material of an ordinary lens is dispersive (John B. Walsh). –dis|per´sive|ly, adverb. –dis|per´sive|ness, noun …   Useful english dictionary

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  • per|cus´sive|ness — per|cus|sive «puhr KUHS ihv», adjective, noun. –adj. of, having to do with, or characterized by percussion: »His piano Bach is in the approved lighter, percussive, and staccato style (Edward Tatnall Canby). –n. = percussion instrument. (Cf.… …   Useful english dictionary

  • per|cus´sive|ly — per|cus|sive «puhr KUHS ihv», adjective, noun. –adj. of, having to do with, or characterized by percussion: »His piano Bach is in the approved lighter, percussive, and staccato style (Edward Tatnall Canby). –n. = percussion instrument. (Cf.… …   Useful english dictionary

  • per|cus|sive — «puhr KUHS ihv», adjective, noun. –adj. of, having to do with, or characterized by percussion: »His piano Bach is in the approved lighter, percussive, and staccato style (Edward Tatnall Canby). –n. = percussion instrument. (Cf. ↑percussion… …   Useful english dictionary

  • per|mis´sive|ness — per|mis|sive «puhr MIHS ihv», adjective, noun. –adj. 1. not forbidding; tending to permit; allowing: »a permissive attitude, permissive parents. Not a positive, but a permissive command (Henry More). A discussion of pragmatism was naturally… …   Useful english dictionary

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