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animadversive
adj 2
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4ADJ.
special
VERB + ANIMADVERSIVE
subject
ANIMADVERSIVE + NOUN
conversation
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in
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adj
1
Having the ability to perceive, perceptive, attentive, percipient.
If soul were the material form of the body, it would be no better than the lower "Mundane sprite," which has no animadversive power either.
2
Characterized by disapproval, critical.
The disgraceful conduct of the Returning Officer for the City of London Election has been the subject of animadversive conversation in our own particular circle.
The conduct of the medical practitioner was denounced by one of the jurors as "mercenary"; and a special verdict, animadversive of the practice (if it be a practice), was entered.
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If soul were the material form of the body, it would be no better than the lower "Mundane sprite," which has no animadversive power either.
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The disgraceful conduct of the Returning Officer for the City of London Election has been the subject of animadversive conversation in our own particular circle.
Wiktionary03
The conduct of the medical practitioner was denounced by one of the jurors as "mercenary"; and a special verdict, animadversive of the practice (if it be a practice), was entered.
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