"exceptive" meaning in English

See exceptive in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Etymology: From except + -ive. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|except|ive}} except + -ive Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} exceptive (not comparable)
  1. exceptional, having an exception Tags: not-comparable
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          "ref": "1912, W.G. Tarrant, Unitarianism:",
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