INVECTIVE
\ɪnvˈɛktɪv], \ɪnvˈɛktɪv], \ɪ_n_v_ˈɛ_k_t_ɪ_v]\
Definitions of INVECTIVE
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
- 1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language
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By Princeton University
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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An expression which inveighs or rails against a person; a severe or violent censure or reproach; something uttered or written, intended to cast opprobrium, censure, or reproach on another; a harsh or reproachful accusation; -- followed by against, having reference to the person or thing affected; as an invective against tyranny.
By Oddity Software
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An expression which inveighs or rails against a person; a severe or violent censure or reproach; something uttered or written, intended to cast opprobrium, censure, or reproach on another; a harsh or reproachful accusation; -- followed by against, having reference to the person or thing affected; as an invective against tyranny.
By Noah Webster.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
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A severe or reproachful accusation brought against any one: an attack with words: a violent utterance of censure: sarcasm or satire:-adj. railing: abusive: satirical.
By Daniel Lyons
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
