alienans
/ˈeɪli.ənænz/
adj 1noun 1
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1ALIENANS + NOUN
adjective
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adj
1
Negating, denying, modifying, or casting doubt on the applicability of its modificand.
The newspaper never called him "the murderer", always "the alleged murderer", but the alienans adjective didn't help very much: the word "murderer" is all people saw.
Because a "decoy duck" is not a duck, "decoy" is an alienans adjective.
noun
1
An alienans adjective.
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The newspaper never called him "the murderer", always "the alleged murderer", but the alienans adjective didn't help very much: the word "murderer" is all people saw.
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Because a "decoy duck" is not a duck, "decoy" is an alienans adjective.
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