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Webster 1913 Edition


Pressive

Pres′sive

,
Adj.
Pressing; urgent; also, oppressive;
as,
pressive
taxation
.
[R.]
Bp. Hall.

Definition 2024


pressive

pressive

English

Adjective

pressive (comparative more pressive, superlative most pressive)

  1. (obsolete) pressing; urgent
  2. (obsolete) oppressive
    pressive taxation
    (Can we find and add a quotation of Bishop Hall to this entry?)