See Also: discretive(dictionary)

discretive (iou)



discretive noun & adjective. L15.
[Late Latin discretivus serving to distinguish, from discret-: see DISCRETION, -IVE. Cf. Old French discretif, -ive.]
A. noun. Something discretive; spec. a disjunctive conjunction or proposition. L15-E18.
b. adjective.
= DISJUNCTIVE adjective. L16.
Serving to distinguish or discriminate. E17-E19.
discretively adverb M17.
discretiveness noun M19.