Definition
Serving to excuse or provide an excuse; tending to offer explanations or justifications.
Etymology
From excusate (or excusation) + -ive (Latin -ivus). This adjective form describes something whose function or nature is to excuse or explain.
Kelly Says
An excusative tone in someone's voice immediately signals they're about to claim they weren't really responsible—linguists note that tone often conveys the excuse before words do, which is why defensive-sounding people are hard to trust.
Translations
CACatalà
excusatiu
eks-kyoo-sa-ti-u
CSČeština
omluva
om-loo-va
DADansk
undskyld
un-d-skyld
DEDeutsch
Entschuldigung
ent-shul-di-gung
ELΕλληνικά
συγνώμη
sin-go-mi
ESEspañol
excusatorio
eks-kyoo-sa-to-rio
FISuomi
anteeksi
an-tee-ksi
FRFrançais
excusateur
eks-kyoo-za-towr
HUMagyar
bocsánat
boch-san-at
IDBahasa Indonesia
maaf
ma-af
IGIG
nwere ike
nwe-re i-ke
ITItaliano
scusante
skoo-san-te
KMKM
ការអះអាង
ka-ar-a-h-a-ng
MSBahasa Melayu
maaf
ma-af
NLNederlands
ontslag
ont-slag
NONorsk
unnskyld
un-nskyld
PLPolski
przepraszam
d-zhep-ra-sham
PTPortuguês
excusativo
eks-kyoo-sa-ti-vo
RUРусский
оправдание
o-pra-v-da-nie
SWKiswahili
msamaha
m-sa-ha-ma
TAதமிழ்
விமர்சனம்
vi-mar-cha-nam
TEతెలుగు
క్షమించు
khs-mi-n-chu
THไทย
การขอโทษ
gan-khɔ-tɔt
TLTL
paumanhin
pa-u-man-hin
UKУкраїнська
вибачення
vi-bach-chen-nya