imprecative

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Noun

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imprecative (plural imprecatives)

  1. (grammar) A grammatical mood, found in some languages, used for curses (in the sense of wishing harm) and marked by a different set of affixes than the optative mood, which is used for wishes in general.

Adjective

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imprecative (not comparable)

  1. (grammar) Pertaining to the imprecative mood.

Italian

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Adjective

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imprecative

  1. feminine plural of imprecativo