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probative

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9 lettersPronunciation /ˈproʊ.bə.tɪv/Part of speech adjectiveSorted abeioprtvStarts with PEnds with E0 clues
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  1. tending to prove a particular proposition or to persuade you of the truth of an allegation

Word origin

From Middle English probatiffe, from Old French probatif, from Latin probātīvus (“belonging to proof”), from Latin probare (“show, prove, demonstrate”) (See prove). Originally in terme probatiffe (“a period of time assigned for the proving of an allegation”). First attested in the mid-15th century.

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  • The judge had granted the DA a one-week extension with the caustic admonition that the case would be summarily dismissed if at that time probative, as opposed to prejudicial, evidence was not produced.
  • My grandfather in person organized the file with a surfeit of sworn testimonies and probative documents […]

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