plausive

[ plaw-ziv, -siv ]

adjective

1. applauding.
2. Obsolete. plausible.

plausive

/ ˈplɔːsɪv /

adjective

1. expressing praise or approval; applauding
2. obsolete.
   plausible

Word History and Origins

Origin of plausive¹

1590–1600; < Latin plaus ( us ) (past participle of plaudere to applaud ) + -ive

Example Sentences

Lo, on the threshold of thy God While thou dost stoop on bended knee, The altar from on high doth nod, Its plausive wings are bent to thee.

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His plausive words He scatter'd not in ears, but grafted them, To grow there and to bear.

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He formed a wily, plausive tale, And told it everywhere, How the two children were to go, Under the best of care— Two friends of his—for holiday To London, for the fair.

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"He'll come on your shoulder presently," said Sister Mary John, and after some plausive coquetting the bird fluttered on to Evelyn's shoulder, and Sister Mary John said— "You wait; you'll see what he will do."

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A pale yellow sky rose behind the brick neighbourhood, and with agonised soul the woman viewed its plausive serenity.

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