appropriative
Americanadjective
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of or relating to the authorized designation of something for a specific purpose or use.
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of or relating to the taking of something for one's own use.
Other Word Forms
- misappropriative adjective
- non-appropriative adjective
- reappropriative adjective
Example Sentences
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Religious horror — which is to say, horror movies that specifically evoke religious imagery — can be hopelessly hokey, thoughtlessly appropriative, or thoughtful.
From New York Times • Jun. 20, 2024
If you go ahead, I think you’ll also just have to live with knowing that some people might consider it strange and/or appropriative.
From Slate • Jun. 30, 2021
Recently, my latest book, a contemporary novel about a pregnant Latinx anthropologist who has to battle her way through an apocalyptic New Mexico, was labeled "appropriative" — as in, culturally — in an online review.
From Salon • Jan. 26, 2020
“My reaction to being in this appropriative creative mindset was, ‘I’ll make it about a place I live, because I know it,’” he says.
From The Verge • Sep. 1, 2018
Imagination, in other words, is not strictly originative, but, rather, appropriative, giving a varied placing to images on hand, just as the kaleidoscope makes all its multiform combinations with a given number of pieces.
From A Hero and Some Other Folks by Quayle, William A. (William Alfred)
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