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REPUDIATIVE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does repudiative mean? 

REPUDIATIVE (adjective)
  The adjective REPUDIATIVE has 1 sense:

1. rejecting emphatically; e.g. refusing to pay or disowningplay

  Familiarity information: REPUDIATIVE used as an adjective is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


REPUDIATIVE (adjective)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Rejecting emphatically; e.g. refusing to pay or disowning

Context example:

a veto is a repudiative act

Similar:

rejective (rejecting or tending to reject)

Derivation:

repudiate (refuse to acknowledge, ratify, or recognize as valid)

repudiate (reject as untrue, unfounded, or unjust)


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