English Explanatory Dictionary

abductive

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Related or pertaining to abductor muscles and their movement.
  2. Being or relating to a logical process of abduction or inference.
  3. Abducting, pertaining to an abduction (a kidnapping).

Pronunciation

/æbˈdʌk.tɪv/ /ˈæbˌdək.tɪv/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-abductive.wav

Word forms

abductive

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ep Proto-Indo-European *-o Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó Proto-Italic *ap Latin abder. Latin ab- Proto-Indo-European *dewk- Proto-Indo-European *déwkti Proto-Italic *doukō Latin dūcō Latin abdūcō Latin abductusder. English abduct Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder. Latin -īvus Old French -ifbor. Middle English -yf English -ive English abductive From abduct + -ive.

Antonyms

deductive

Related words

abductive reasoning

Derived words

abductively nonabductive
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