Expostulatory
41expostulate — [ɪk spɒstjʊleɪt, ɛk ] verb express strong disapproval or disagreement. Derivatives expostulation noun expostulatory lət(ə)ri adjective Origin C16: from L. expostulat , expostulare demand …
42remonstrant — a. Expostulatory …
43dissuasive — adj discouraging, cautionary, warning, monitory, admonitory, expostulatory, remonstrative, Archaic. dehortatory; deprecatory, repressive, sup pressive …
44expostulation — /əkspɒstʃuˈleɪʃən/ (say uhksposchooh layshuhn), /ɛk / (say ek ) noun 1. the act of expostulating; remonstrance; earnest and kindly protest. 2. an expostulatory remark or address …
45remonstrant — /rəˈmɒnstrənt/ (say ruh monstruhnt) adjective 1. remonstrating; expostulatory. –noun 2. someone who remonstrates …
46expostulate — ► VERB ▪ express strong disapproval or disagreement. DERIVATIVES expostulation noun expostulatory adjective. ORIGIN Latin expostulare demand …
47expostulation — expostulate ► VERB ▪ express strong disapproval or disagreement. DERIVATIVES expostulation noun expostulatory adjective. ORIGIN Latin expostulare demand …
48expostulate — [ek späs′chə lāt΄, ikspäs′chə lāt΄] vi. expostulated, expostulating [< L expostulatus, pp. of expostulare, to demand vehemently, require < ex , intens. + postulare: see POSTULATE] to reason with a person earnestly, objecting to that person… …
49remonstrant — [ri män′strənt] adj. [ML remonstrans, prp.] remonstrating or objecting; expostulatory n. 1. a person who remonstrates 2. [R ] one of the Arminians in Holland who presented a remonstrance in 1610 setting forth their differences from strict… …
50expostulate — v.intr. (often foll. by with a person) make a protest; remonstrate earnestly. Derivatives: expostulation n. expostulatory adj. Etymology: L expostulare expostulat (as EX (1), postulare demand) …
