( adv. )
After the manner of nouns appellative; in a manner to express whole classes or species; as, Hercules is sometimes used appellatively, that is, as a common name, to signify a strong man.
( adv. )
After the manner of nouns appellative; in a manner to express whole classes or species; as, Hercules is sometimes used appellatively, that is, as a common name, to signify a strong man.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary. Пересмотренный полный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012