Word Study
plausive
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Adjective plausive has 1 sense
- plausive(s = adj.all) affirmative, approbative, approbatory, approving - expressing or manifesting praise or approval; "approbative criticism"; "an affirmative nod"
CIDE DICTIONARY
plausive, a. [L. plaudere, plausum, to applaud.].
- Applauding; manifesting praise. Young. [1913 Webster]
- Plausible, specious. Shak. [1913 Webster]
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