pressive

English

Etymology

From press +‎ -ive.

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -ɛsɪv

Adjective

pressive (comparative more pressive, superlative most pressive)

  1. (obsolete) pressing; urgent
    pressive need
    pressive pain
  2. (obsolete) oppressive
    pressive taxation
    • 1612–1626, [Joseph Hall], “(please specify the page)”, in [Contemplations vpon the Principall Passages of the Holy Storie], volume (please specify |volume=II, V, or VI), London, →OCLC:
      The more unwillingness they saw in Christ to give his answer, the more pressive and importunate they were to draw it from him

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