VOCATIVELY

Etymology

Adverb

vocatively (comparative more vocatively, superlative most vocatively)

In a vocative way.

Source: Wiktionary


VOCATIVE

Voc"a*tive, a. Etym: [L. vocativus, fr. vocare to call.]

Definition: Of or pertaining to calling; used in calling; specifically (Gram.), used in address; appellative; -- said of that case or form of the noun, pronoun, or adjective, in which a person or thing is addressed; as, Domine, O Lord.

Voc"a*tive, n. Etym: [L. vocativus (sc. casus): cf. F. vocatif.] (Gram.)

Definition: The vocative case.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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DESIRABLE

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