insuppressive

English

Etymology

in- +‎ suppress +‎ -ive

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɛsɪv

Adjective

insuppressive (comparative more insuppressive, superlative most insuppressive)

1. (obsolete) insuppressible; that cannot be suppressed
   • 1599 (first performance), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Iulius Cæsar”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act II, scene i]:

     the insuppressive mettle of our spirits

Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for “insuppressive”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.)