8 June 2017

iterative

[it-uh-rey-tiv, -er-uh-tiv]

adjective

1. repeating; making repetition; repetitious.
2. Grammar. frequentative.

Origin of iterative

Late Latin

1480-1490 From the Late Latin word iterātīvus, dating back to 1480-90. See iterate, -ive

Related forms

iteratively, adverb
iterativeness, noun
uniterative, adjective

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Examples from the Web for iterative

Contemporary Examples

He prefers a conversation, and conversations aren’t etched in stone, they’re iterative.
Paul Begala on Why Bill Clinton’s Still Got the Magic
Paul Begala
October 9, 2012

Historical Examples

He knows his own mind, and hammers his doctrines out with a hard and iterative stroke that hits its mark.
Diderot and the Encyclopdists
John Morley

The style is that of the pulpit, iterative, florid, and full of amplifications; but that was natural.
The Contemporary Review, Volume 36, October 1879
Various

Anagram

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Today’s quote

A part of kindness consists in loving people more than they deserve.

– Joseph Joubert

On this day

8 June 1921 – birth of Ivan Southall AM, DFC, Australian writer of young-adult fiction and non-fiction. Books include ‘Ash Road’, ‘Let the Balloon Go’, ‘Hill’s End’, ‘Fly West’ and ‘Josh. Died 15 November 2008.

8 June 1967 – During the Six Day War, Israel launched a naval and air assault on the USS Liberty as it sits in international waters near Egypt’s Gaza Strip. The attack left 34 US crewmen dead and injured 171 others. Israel claimed the attack was an accident, while some witnesses claimed it was deliberate.