"abnegative" meaning in English

See abnegative in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /æbˈnɛɡətɪv/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-abnegative.wav [Southern-England] Forms: more abnegative [comparative], most abnegative [superlative]
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  1. Denying; renouncing; negative Tags: obsolete, rare Translations (denying; renouncing; negative): відмовний (vidmovnyj/zaperečnyj) (Ukraine), заперечний (vidmovnyj/zaperečnyj) (Ukraine)
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