PREDICATIVELY

predicatively

(adverb) occurring within the predicate phrase; “predicatively used adjectives”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adverb

predicatively (not comparable)

As a predicate; giving information about the subject of a sentence.

Source: Wiktionary


PREDICATIVE

Pred"i*ca*tive, a. Etym: [L. praedicativus.]

Definition: Expressing affirmation or predication; affirming; predicating, as, a predicative term.

– Pred"i*ca*tive*ly, adv.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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13 January 2025

SOAK

(noun) the process of becoming softened and saturated as a consequence of being immersed in water (or other liquid); “a good soak put life back in the wagon”


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Coffee Trivia

The earliest credible evidence of coffee-drinking as the modern beverage appeared in modern-day Yemen. In the middle of the 15th century in Sufi shrines where coffee seeds were first roasted and brewed for drinking. The Yemenis procured the coffee beans from the Ethiopian Highlands.

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