Prelusive

Pronunciation

• UK IPA: /pɹɪˈluːsɪv/

Alternative forms

• prælusive obsolete

Origin

From the past participle stem of Latin praelūdere + -ive.

Full definition of prelusive

Adjective

1. Acting as a prelude; preliminary.
• 1851, Herman Melville, Moby-Dick:On the grim Pequod's forecastle, ye shall ere long see him, beating his tambourine; prelusive of the eternal time, when sent for, to the great quarter-deck on high, he was bid strike in with angels, and beat his tambourine in glory; called a coward here, hailed a hero there!

Anagrams

• pulverise, repulsive