privative
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But Dr Bhar, a cosmetic surgeon who runs a privative clinic in Harley Street London, disagrees with the ban.
From BBC ● Jan. 25, 2022
The whole power of cunning is privative; to say nothing, and to do nothing, is the utmost of its reach.
From The Works of Samuel Johnson, Volume 04 The Adventurer; The Idler by Samuel Johnson
The evil in matter is due to its negative or privative aspect as the formless, which makes it the cause of defect and evil.
From A History of Mediaeval Jewish Philosophy by Isaac Husik
The medicinal springs procured this place its ancient name of Aponon, derived from α, privative, and πονος, pain.
From The Browning Cyclop?dia A Guide to the Study of the Works of Robert Browning by Edward Berdoe
The privative can help us nowhere and to nothing; the positive only can assist our reasoning.
From The Religious Sentiment Its Source and Aim: A Contribution to the Science and Philosophy of Religion by Daniel Garrison Brinton
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