separative
(adjective) (of a word) referring singly and without exception to the members of a group; “whereas ‘each,’ ‘every,’ ‘either,’ ‘neither,’ and ‘none’ are distributive or referring to a single member of a group, ‘which’ in ‘which of the men’ is separative”
partitive, separative
(adjective) serving to separate or divide into parts; “partitive tendencies in education”; “the uniting influence was stronger than the separative”
separative
(adjective) (used of an accent in Hebrew orthography) indicating that the word marked is separated to a greater or lesser degree rhythmically and grammatically from the word that follows it
Source: WordNet® 3.1
separative (comparative more separative, superlative most separative)
Serving to separate.
(rare) Tending to keep oneself separate from others.
separative (plural separatives)
Something that serves to separate.
Source: Wiktionary
Sep"a*ra*tive, a. Etym: [L. separativus.]
Definition: Causing, or being to cause, separation. "Separative virtue of extreme cold." Boyle.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
6 June 2025
(noun) wit having a sharp and caustic quality; “he commented with typical pungency”; “the bite of satire”
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.
