comminative

From comminate + -ive. First attested in 1835.

• enPR: kŏ′mĭnətĭv, IPA^(key): /ˈkɒmɪnətɪv/
• Rhymes: -ɒmɪnətɪv
• Hyphenation: com‧min‧at‧ive

comminative (comparative more comminative, superlative most comminative)

1. Of or relating to commination.
   • 1835, Isaac Taylor, chapter III, in Spiritual Despotism‎^[1], quoted in OED, London: Holdsworth and Ball, page 90:

     The inflexible integrity of the record, and its comminative intention, throws a dark colour over the general scene.

• “comminative, adj.”, in Collins English Dictionary, accessed 19 March 2026.
• “comminative, adj.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.
• “comminative, adj.”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present, retrieved 19 March 2026.

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [kɔm.mɪ.naːˈtiː.wɛ]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [kom.mi.naˈtiː.ve]
• Hyphenation: com‧mi‧nā‧tī‧ve

comminātīve

1. vocative masculine singular of comminātīvus