Plausive

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Plausive \Plau"sive\, a. [L. plaudere, plausum, to applaud.]
     1. Applauding; manifesting praise. --Young.
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     2. Plausible, specious. [Obs.] --Shak.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  plausive
       adj : expressing or manifesting praise or approval; "approbative
             criticism" [syn: {approving}, {approbative}, {approbatory}]