invective
/ˌɪnˈvektɪv/in-VEK-tiv
/ˌɪnˈvɛktɪv/in-VEK-tiv
Meaningcarried against
Common meaning: abusive language
- inin, into; (before adjectives) not
- vectto carry, conveyLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 1962 · scan
- iveadjective ending: tending to
‘in, into’ + ‘to carry, convey’ → invective
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
- UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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- US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Latin vehō ‘to carry, convey’.
Did you know: our wording, based on Lewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), entry vehō, p. 1962 · dictionary scan
Roots
- vehō, vēxī, vectum Latin “to carry, convey”
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