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protensive

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[proh-ten-siv] / proʊˈtɛn sɪv /

adjective

Archaic.

  1. extended in dimension or extended in time.

Other Word Forms

  • protensively adverb

Etymology

Origin of protensive

1635–45; < Latin protēns ( us ) (past participle of protendere to protend ) + -ive, on the model of extensive, intensive, etc.

Example Sentences

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Happiness is the satisfaction of all our desires; extensive, in regard to their multiplicity; intensive, in regard to their degree; and protensive, in regard to their duration.

From The Critique of Pure Reason by Meiklejohn, John Miller Dow

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