substantive
IPA: sˈʌbstʌntɪv
noun
- Part of a text that carries the meaning, such as words and their ordering.
- (grammar) Clipping of noun substantive. [(grammar, obsolete) A word that can be used to refer to a person, animal, place, thing, phenomenon, substance, quality, or idea; one of the basic parts of speech in many languages, including English.]
verb
- (grammar, very rare) To make a word belonging to another part of speech into a substantive (that is, a noun) or use it as a noun.
adjective
- Of the essence or essential element of a thing.
- (by extension) Constituting the substance of content rather than its style, and thus always nontrivial.
- Having substance; enduring; solid; firm; substantial.
- (law) Applying to essential legal principles and rules of right.
- (chemistry, of a dye) Not needing the use of a mordant to be made fast to that which is being dyed.
- Depending on itself; independent.
- (grammar) Of or pertaining to a substantive.
- (military, of a rank or appointment) Actually and legally held, as distinct from an acting, temporary or honorary rank or appointment
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Examples of "substantive" in Sentences
- He ended the war with the substantive rank of Captain.
- However, the substantive provisions of the act are significant.
- Barnett comments on the substantive implications of the proposal.
- Discursive remarks tend to come after the substantive 'headlines'.
- It's stories like these that renew my faith in substantive journalism.
- Address the substantive issues of the page in question and nothing else.
- I strongly encourage the addition of substantive material to the article.
- The use of contumacy rather than a substantive charge is not constitutional.
- Economizer has not engaged at all in any substantive discussions whatsoever.
- CBD changed the premise and substantive content of the page in several places.
- Engaging the trolls in substantive discourse is a waste of time and bandwidth.
- The big niggle I have is the paucity of substantive articlespace contributions.
- That having been said, I am glad that a troll is actually engaging us in substantive debate.
- We have been engaged in substantive debate in health care, we Republicans, for a year, and we are perfectly happy to continue that debate.
- “We have been engaged in substantive debate in health care, we Republicans, for a year, and we are perfectly happy to continue that debate.”
- Rather than engage in substantive debate over reform, Republicans decided early on that they would lie about the legislation and slow down its progress.
- Unlike the yutz we have on this thread, you could actually engage him/her in substantive debate … even though he/she was more often than not misguided or flat out wrong.
- The purpose of their strategy is to have Dems be so preoccupied with debunking obvious falsehood that they will have little or no time engaging in substantive debates about the real issues – and it's working.
- MR. BELL: Well, we have informed the Congress that the part one agreement already rose to the threshold, if you will, of representing a change to the treaty -- what we call a substantive modification -- and therefore, would require congressional approval.
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