MEANING
Tending to prove or disprove a matter under consideration.
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Words that belong together
- probative evidence
- probative value
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The dated letter had greater probative value than the later rumor.
The photograph was relevant but only weakly probative of the alleged meeting.
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- probative
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Usage notes
Primary category: academic. Forms: Comparative more probative; superlative most probative where appropriate. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings.
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