precative
precative · more precative · most precative
Resembling or pertaining to an entreatyResembling or pertaining to an entreaty.
Meaning
1 sensesResembling or pertaining to an entreaty.
expressing entreaty or supplication
Origin
From Latin precativus (“of prayer”), derived from precatio (“prayer”).From Latin precativus (“of prayer”), derived from precatio (“prayer”).
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Forms
more precative, most precative| Comparative | more precative Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most precative Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
1 synonymsClose in meaning
- expressing entreaty or supplication:precatory
Word family
1 related wordsDerivedprecatively
Lessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form