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exceptive definition

ex·cep·tive (ek sep′tiv, ik-)

adjective

  1. of, containing, or forming an exception
  2. Rare inclined to take exception; captious

Etymology: ML exceptivus

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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