refutative
or re·fut·a·to·ry
[ ri-fyoo-tuh-tiv or ri-fyoo-tuh-tawr-ee, ‐tohr-ee ]
/ rɪˈfyu tə tɪv or rɪˈfyu təˌtɔr i, ‐ˌtoʊr i /
adjective
tending to refute; pertaining to refutation: refutative evidence.
Origin of refutative
First recorded in 1645–55;
refutat(ion) +
-ive
Words nearby refutative
Example sentences from the Web for refutative
If this be not done, a refutative argument may be drawn from such omission that the respondent was not aware of the relativity.
Aristotle |George GroteYet the first book exhibits to us a specimen of negative and refutative dialectic which is not surpassed by anything 365in Plato.