confessive

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English

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Etymology

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From confess +‎ -ive.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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confessive (comparative more confessive, superlative most confessive)

  1. (rare) Confessing; constituting a confession or admission.
    • 1977, John Le Carré, The Honourable Schoolboy, Folio Society, published 2010, page 197:
      ‘No, no. No sugar, thank you,’ said Smiley with a confessive grin.
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