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gerundive

 [juh-ruhn-div]  

ger·un·dive

   [juh-ruhn-div]
noun
1.
(in Latin) a verbal adjective similar to the gerund in form and noting the obligation, necessity, or worthiness of the action to be done, as legendus in Liber legendus est, “The book is worth reading.”
adjective
2.
resembling a gerund.

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Origin:
1375–1425; late Middle English < Late Latin gerundīvus. See gerund, -ive

Related forms
ger·un·di·val  [jer-uhn-dahy-vuhl] , adjective
ge·run·dive·ly, adverb
non·ge·run·dive, adjective
non·ge·run·dive·ly, adverb
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gerundive (dʒɪˈrʌndɪv)
 
—n
1.  (in Latin grammar) an adjective formed from a verb, expressing the desirability of the activity denoted by the verb
 
—adj
2.  of or relating to the gerund or gerundive
 
[C17: from Late Latin gerundīvus, from gerundiumgerund]
 
gerundival
 
—adj
 
ge'rundively
 
—adv

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