exclamative
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Compare French exclamatif.
Adjective
[edit]exclamative (comparative more exclamative, superlative most exclamative)
- In the form of an exclamation; exclamatory.
- 1871, John Earle, The Philology of the English Tongue:
- This was the admirative or exclamative power, like the French quel, quelle!
Derived terms
[edit]Noun
[edit]exclamative (plural exclamatives)
- (linguistics) A clause type used to make an exclamation, such as "What a mess they made!" or "How stupid I was!"
- (linguistics) Short for exclamative marker.
French
[edit]Adjective
[edit]exclamative