Definition
Relating to or characteristic of expressing earnest disagreement or protest through reasoning.
Etymology
From expostulation + -ive (adjective suffix meaning 'having the quality of'). This creates an adjective from the noun.
Kelly Says
An expostulative tone is specifically one that argues against something while trying to stay logical and reasonable—it's the voice of someone who's frustrated but still engaging the other person's intellect.
Translations
ARالعربية
مُحَارِب
mu-ha-ri-b
BNবাংলা
প্রতিক্রিয়া
pro-tik-riya
CACatalà
expostulatori
eks-post-yuh-la-to-ree
CSČeština
expostulativní
eks-post-yuh-la-tiv-ee
DADansk
expostulatorisk
eks-post-yuh-la-tor-isk
DEDeutsch
expostulatorisch
eks-post-yuh-la-tor-ish
ELΕλληνικά
αντιπαραθετικός
an-ti-pa-ra-the-tik-os
ESEspañol
expostulatorio
ex-post-u-la-tor-ee-oh
FISuomi
vastaavainen
vasta-a-va-inen
FRFrançais
expostulatoire
eks-post-yuh-la-tor
GUGU
પ્રતિકાર
pri-ti-kaar
HIहिन्दी
प्रतिवादात्मक
prat-i-vaad-aat-mak
HUMagyar
expostulátoros
eks-post-yuh-la-tor-os
IDBahasa Indonesia
menentang
men-tan-tang
ITItaliano
espostulatorio
es-post-yu-la-tor-ee-oh
KO한국어
반박적인
ban-bak-jeok-in
MRMR
प्रतिवाद
pra-ti-vaad
MSBahasa Melayu
menentang
men-tan-tang
NLNederlands
expostulatorisch
eks-post-yuh-la-tor-ish
NONorsk
expostulatorisk
eks-post-yuh-la-tor-isk
PLPolski
wyliczający
vye-ly-cha-y-chi
PTPortuguês
expostulatório
eks-post-yuh-la-tor-ee-oh
RORomână
expostulatoriu
eks-post-yuh-la-tor-ee-oo
RUРусский
рекламационный
reklama-tsion-nyy
SVSvenska
expostulativ
eks-post-yuh-la-tiv
SWKiswahili
kuhusu
koo-hoo-soo
TAதமிழ்
எதிர்ப்பான
e-thir-pa-an
TEతెలుగు
విరుద్ధమైన
vi-ru-d-dha-ma-yin
TLTL
pagtatalo
pag-ta-ta-lo
TRTürkçe
eleştirel
el-e-sti-rel
UKУкраїнська
експостулятивний
eks-post-yuh-la-tiv-nyy
URاردو
مخالفت
makh-al-fat
VITiếng Việt
phản biện
phan-bien