-ptiv, -tēv also -təv adjective
Etymology: Medieval Latin exceptivus, from Latin exceptus + -ivus -ive
1. : relating to, containing, or constituting exception: as
a. of a word : serving to introduce a verbal exception
an exceptive preposition
b. of a proposition in logic : having the subject limited by exception
2. archaic : exceptious
• ex·cep·tive·ly -tə̇vlē, -li adverb