predicant
Example Sentences
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"My dear young lady," he remonstrated, "can you blame me for the unwise, indiscreet utterances of every Dutch predicant who opens his mouth?"
From The Rhodesian by Page, Gertrude
Again, adjectives are used as intransitive verbs, as in most Indian languages there is no verb to be used as a predicant or copula.
From On the Evolution of Language First Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1879-80, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1881, pages 1-16 by Powell, John Wesley
It may be remarked, not only from this example, but from general study, that the verb "to be" as a copula or predicant does not have any place in sign language.
In the same predicant tone, he lauded the medical virtues and the mystical powers of every article he sold.
From The Underdogs, a Story of the Mexican Revolution by Munguía, E. (Enrique)
Luckily, the predicant took no notice of this incident, for he was thinking about himself as he was too prone to do.
From Swallow: a tale of the great trek by Haggard, Henry Rider
