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Word: Persecutive
Speech Type: Adjective
Etymology:
mid 17th century; earliest use found in John Gauden (c1599–1662), bishop of Worcester. From classical Latin persecūt-, past participial stem of persequī persecute + -ive
Definition:
persecutory.
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