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prelusive

[ pri-loo-siv ]

/ prɪˈlu sɪv /

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adjective

introductory.

Also pre·lu·so·ry

[pri-loo-suh-ree] /prɪˈlu sə ri/.

Origin of prelusive

1595–1605; < Latin praelūs(us) (see prelusion) + -ive

OTHER WORDS FROM prelusive

pre·lu·sive·ly, pre·lu·so·ri·ly, adverb

Words nearby prelusive

prelogical thinking, preloved, prelude, preludin, prelusion, prelusive, prem, prem., premalignant, premarin, premarital

Example sentences from the Web for prelusive

In prelusive ways, it has wrought in the world from its foundation, and since the fall of man.

The Expositor's Bible: Ephesians |G. G. Findlay
I have described the gorgeousness of my expectations in those early days of my prelusive acquaintance with German literature.

The Collected Writing of Thomas De Quincey, Vol. II |Thomas De Quincey
The first three lectures were designed to be preparatory and prelusive.

Modern Skepticism |C. J. Ellicott
We hope to find that the last essay, upon the "Moral Ideal," is prelusive to another effort in this direction.

The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 16, No. 95, September 1865 |Various

During an entire generation they furnished the arena for the prelusive strife of that war.

The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 20, No. 122, December, 1867 |Various