Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Serving to qualify or modify, or having the power to do so; qualifying.
- noun That which serves to qualify, modify, or limit; a qualifying term, clause, or statement.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun That which qualifies, modifies, or restricts; a qualifying term or statement.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun That which
qualifies , modifies, orrestricts ; a qualifying term or statement.
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Examples
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Objection 1: Since every qualificative cognition is produced by a prior awareness of the qualifier, the definition under-extends.
Analytic Philosophy in Early Modern India Ganeri, Jonardon 2009
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These qualificative aspects are not exclusive to "Old Europe".
French Word-A-Day: 2005
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These qualificative aspects are not exclusive to "Old Europe".
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These qualificative aspects are not exclusive to "Old Europe".
French Word-A-Day: 2005
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These qualificative aspects are not exclusive to "Old Europe".
French Word-A-Day: 2005
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These qualificative aspects are not exclusive to "Old Europe".
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There is nothing surprising in America in the qualificative uncle, for you can there be uncle without having either nephew or niece.
Robur the Conqueror 2003
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The phrase eis telos is indefinite; it has no definite article nor any defining qualificative; it modifies ephthase and refers to no definite end either accomplished or to be accomplished.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 14: Simony-Tournon 1840-1916 1913
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The word metropolitan, used without any qualificative, means the bishop of the metropolitan see, now usually styled archbishop.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 10: Mass Music-Newman 1840-1916 1913
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To these numerical data may be added others of a qualificative character, showing that precocity is most frequent in respect of the natural crimes and offences which are usually observed amongst born and habitual criminals.
Criminal Sociology 1899
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