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ascensive

/əˈsɛn.sɪv/

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adjective

formalcommonobsolete/əˈsɛn.sɪv/

An obsolete adjective meaning rising or tending to rise; used in rhetoric to describe a clause that ascends in force or importance.

  • 🇷🇺Устаревшее прилагательное, означающее восходящий или стремящийся к подъёму; используется в риторике для описания предложения, которое возрастает по силе или важности.
  1. Tending or directed upward C2 formal

    Having a tendency or direction that moves or points upward.

    • The ascensive movement of the hot air balloon was slow but steady.
    • His ascensive career path led him from intern to CEO.
    • The ascensive slope of the hill made the climb challenging.

    🇷🇺Восходящий

    Synonyms: ascendantascendingclimbingmountingrisingsoaringupward

    Antonyms: descendingdownward