operant

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ADJ.

most

VERB + OPERANT

knew

Definitions

adj

1

That operates to produce an effect.

thy most operant poison

I tell you frankly, if Paul Aubry is guilty I hope is convicted and punished; but if one of the others is guilty I hope he—or she—is punished, and if I knew anything operant to that end I certainly would not withhold it.

noun

1

An operative person or thing.

2

Any of a class of behaviors that produce consequences by operating (i.e., acting) upon the environment.

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thy most operant poison

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I tell you frankly, if Paul Aubry is guilty I hope is convicted and punished; but if one of the others is guilty I hope he—or she—is punished, and if I knew anything operant to that end I certainly wo