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16 words match “EDUCTIVE”

EDUCTIVE a.
Tending to draw out; extractive.
DEDUCTIVE a.
deduction; capable of being deduced from premises; deducible. All knowledge of causes is deductive. Glanvill. Notions and ideas . . . used in a deductive process. Whewell.
DEDUCTIVELY adv.
By deduction; by way of inference; by consequence. Sir T. Browne.
REDUCTIVE a. 2 definitions
A reductive agent. Sir M. Hale.
REDUCTIVELY adv.
By reduction; by consequence.
SEDUCTIVE a.
ding to lead astray; apt to mislead by flattering appearances; tempting; alluring; as, a seductive offer. This may enable us to understand how seductive is the influence of example. Sir W. Hamilton.
SEDUCTIVELY adv.
In a seductive manner.
A PRIORI n.
ons formed, or principles assumed, or which infers effects from causes previously known; deductive or deductively. The reverse of a posteriori.
HONEY-TONGUED a.
Sweet speaking; persuasive; seductive. Shak.
INTUITIVE a.
obtained, or perceived, by intuition; as, intuitive judgment or knowledge; -- opposed to deductive. Locke.
RATIOCINATE v.
To reason, esp. deductively; to offer reason or argument.
RATIOCINATION n.
The process of reasoning, or deducing conclusions from premises; deductive reasoning.
SAWDER n.
A corrupt spelling and pronunciation of solder. Soft sawder, seductive praise; flattery; blarney. [Slang]
SEDUCING a.
Seductive. "Thy sweet seducing charms." Cowper. -- Se*du"cing*ly, adv.
SOLUTION n.
the nations in their hour of faintness and solution, than at a time when magnificent and seductive systems of worship were at their height of energy and splendor. I. Taylor.
TEMPTING a.
Adapted to entice or allure; attractive; alluring; seductive; enticing; as, tempting pleasures. -- Tempt"ing*ly, adv. -- Tempt"ing*ness, n.