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Definition of Embracive
1. a. Disposed to embrace; fond of caressing.
Definition of Embracive
1. Adjective. (archaic) Disposed to embrace; fond of caressing. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Embracive
1. [adj]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Embracive
Literary usage of Embracive
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Lawyers' Reports Annotated by Lawyers Co-operative Publishing Company (1917)
"The court held that the recognizance was embracive enough to cover all the dates
in question, and the surety, having failed to produce the defendant on ..."
2. Mississippi Valley Beginnings: An Outline of the Early History of the by Henry Edward Chambers (1922)
"Still other give titular attention to "Louisiana" as embracive of the whole
Mississippi Valley. Yet, in their detailed narratives of French and Spanish ..."
3. The Methodist Review (1891)
"... spiritual in its provisions, and should be realized in the heart of the
individual worshiper, as well as embracive of the entire nation of believers. ..."
4. Addresses and Proceedings by National Education Association of the United States, National Teachers' Association (U.S.)., American Normal School Association, Central College Association (1889)
"It must enter into general history, which is the embracive personal factor of
all human experience, and thus by encouraging example or by instructive ..."
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