redditive

adj, noun — 3 senses

adj

Etymology From Latin redditivus.

Grammar, Human sciences, Linguistics, Sciences Answering to an interrogative or inquiry; conveying a reply.

Obsolete, Rare Restorative; relating to the process of restoring.

noun

Etymology From Latin redditivum.

Grammar, Human sciences, Linguistics, Sciences A word which answers an interrogative.

AN Interrogative and its Redditive (i. e. the Word which answers it) shall be of the same Case and Tense[.]Shorter Examples; Or, Second Book of English Examples, to be Rendered Into Latin – Adapted to the Use of the Lower Class, Eton, printed by E. Williams, 1826, p.30

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