significative
Example Sentences
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They used the words simply as proper names, without regarding them as significative.
Beside the very significative absence of real violence, the persistent effort you made to hide facts accuses you.
From My Memoirs by Steinheil, Marguerite
But in course of time these words have lost their force—their meaning has been forgotten—and they have come to be mere proper names, designative but not significative.
From History of Phoenicia by Rawlinson, George
The second class may be termed significative, being imposed to distinguish their bearers from others by some quality.
From St. Peter, His Name and His Office As set forth in holy scripture by Allies, Thomas W.
"I have it from very good authority," replied Cloten, with a significative wink of the eye towards that part of the room where Emily was standing in conversation with Helen.
From Problematic Characters A Novel by Spielhagen, Friedrich
