exceptive

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(ik sep′tiv)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
ex•cep•tive  (ik sep′tiv),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. being or making an exception.
  2. disposed to take exception;
    objecting.
  • Late Latin exceptīvus. See except2, -ive
  • 1555–65
ex•cep′tive•ly, adv. 

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