ASPERSIVE

Etymology

Adjective

aspersive (comparative more aspersive, superlative most aspersive)

Tending to asperse; defamatory; slanderous.

Source: Wiktionary


As*pers"ive, a.

Definition: Tending to asperse; defamatory; slanderous.

– As*pers"ive*ly, adv.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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UNMARRIED

(adjective) not married or related to the unmarried state; “unmarried men and women”; “unmarried life”; “sex and the single girl”; “single parenthood”; “are you married or single?”


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The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.

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