remonstrative
Variant of remonstrate
re·mon·strate (ri män′strāt′; also, chiefly Brit rem′ən-)
transitive verb remonstrated -·strat′ed, remonstrating -·strat′·ing
- to say or plead in protest, objection, complaint, etc.
- Obsolete to point out; show; demonstrate
Etymology: < ML remonstratus, pp. of remonstrare, to demonstrate < L re-, again + monstrare, to show: see monstrance
intransitive verb
Related Forms:
- remonstration re·mon·stra·tion (rē′män strā′s̸hən; also, chiefly Brit rem′ən-) noun
- remonstrative re·mon′·stra·tive (-strə tiv) adjective
- remonstratively re·mon′·stra·tively adverb
- remonstrator re·mon′·stra′·tor noun
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