Crossword-Solution: VOLITIVE
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| Word | Word Type | Definition |
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| Volitive | a. | Of or pertaining to the will; originating in the will; having the power to will. |
| Volitive | a. | Used in expressing a wish or permission as, volitive proposition. |
We have 2 clues for the answer “VOLITIVE”
| Clue | Answers |
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| Expressing a wish, as a verb, mood, etc. | 1 answer |
| of, relating to, or emanating from the will | 1 answer |
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Hint 1 meaning
One who, or that which, eats.
Hint 2 anagram
RATEE
Hint 3 another clue
greedy person
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Sentences with VOLITIVE (5)
Substantive clauses, 294 f.; ---- ---- developed from the volitive, 295, 1-8; ---- ---- developed from the optative, 296; ---- ---- with nōn dubitō, 298; ---- ---- indir.
When the volitive faculties are in excess, they may overdo the other functions, prematurely break down the bodily organs, and, by overtaxing the system, subject it to pain and disorder.
But if it be deficient, the volitive energies preponderate, and there is a lack of those susceptibilities of constitution, which prevent excessive waste.
When life is sustained by the volitive powers, it is distinguished by a softness of the bodily tissues, and the prevalence of lymph.
The sanguine temperament will add a stimulus to the organic activities, while the volitive will communicate manly, brave, and enduring qualities.
Quotes with VOLITIVE (1)
The differences between religions are reflected very clearly in the different forms of sacred art: compared with Gothic art, above all in its “flamboyant” style, Islamic art is contemplative rather than volitive: it is “intellectual” and not “dramatic”, and it opposes the cold beauty of geometrical design to the mystical heroism of cathedrals. Islam is the perspective of “omnipresence” (“God is everywhere”), which coincides with that of “simultaneity” (“Truth has always been”…
Where this answer appears
Appears in: NYT.
Used 1 time in crossword archives (1963).