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ACCUSATIVE
Definition of ACCUSATIVE
adjective
Producing accusations; in a manner that reflects a finding of fault or blame
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Where it comes from
First attested in the mid 15th century. From Middle English accusative, from Anglo-Norman accusatif or Middle French acusatif or from Latin accūsātīvus (“having been blamed”), from accūsō (“to blame”). Equivalent to accuse + -ative. The Latin form is a mistranslation of the Ancient Greek grammatical term αἰτιᾱτική (aitiātikḗ, “expressing an effect”). This term actually comes from αἰτιᾱτός (aitiātós, “caused”) + -ῐκός (-ĭkós, adjective suffix), but was reanalyzed as coming from αἰτιᾱ- (aitiā-), the stem of the verb αἰτιάομαι (aitiáomai, “to blame”), + -τῐκός (-tĭkós, verbal adjective suffix).
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Word DNA
Line of descent
4 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
1st
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
30.7%
of traced words share this origin (25,664)
branch · 30.7% of traced words
How it is built
Its etymology also names Ancient Greek.
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
ACCUSATIVE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 139, 6 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 31 days.
First found by a player on Day 139, 6 October 2026.
Built from these letters
ACCUSATIVE starts with A and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read AACCEISTUV - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A and C appear more than once, including a double letter.
Words that start ACCUSA
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
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