exclamative

English

Etymology

Compare French exclamatif.

Adjective

exclamative (comparative more exclamative, superlative most exclamative)

1. In the form of an exclamation; exclamatory.
   • 1871, John Earle, The Philology of the English Tongue:

     This was the admirative or exclamative power, like the French quel, quelle!

Derived terms

• exclamatively

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French

Adjective

exclamative

1. feminine singular of exclamatif