prelusive

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Thomson seems to have been partial to these kind of adjectives, "effusive," "diffusive," "prelusive," &c.

From Notes and Queries, Number 179, April 2, 1853. A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc by Bell, George

And scarcely have they disappeared 35 Ere the prelusive hymn is heard:— With one consent the people rejoice, Filling the church with a lofty voice!

From The Poetical Works of William Wordsworth, Volume IV (of 8) by Wordsworth, William

Hepzibah involuntarily thought of the ghostly harmonies, prelusive of death in the family, which were attributed to the legendary Alice.

From House of the Seven Gables by Hawthorne, Nathaniel

In the notice of so memorable a man, even the briefest prelusive flourish seems uncalled for; and so indeed it would be, if by such means it were meant simply to justify the undertaking.

From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 12, No. 71, September, 1863 by Various

Loke was the cause of the former prelusive war.

From Teutonic Mythology, Vol. 1 of 3 Gods and Goddesses of the Northland by Ph.D.