evitative

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. grammatically expressing the notion that something is avoided or feared: a grammatical mood found in some Australian Aboriginal languages.

Word forms

evitative

Etymology

From Latin ēvītāre (“to avoid”), from ē- (“out”) + vītāre (“to shun”).

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