applicative (aplikativ)

[= F. applicatif, L. applicare: see apply, applicate, and -ive.] Applying; applicatory; practical. Bramhall. applicator n. [NL., applicatory (ap'li-ka-to-ri), a. and n. [ He therein [the Bible] morning and evening read a chapter, with a little applicatory exposition, before and which he made a prayer. C. Mather, Mag. Chris., iii. 1. This applicatory portion of a sermon, wherever it occurs, is strikingly indicative of the intensity of preaching. A. Phelps , Theory of Preaching, xxxii. 21. Making application, appeal, or request. N. E. D. II. n. That which applies; a means of putting to use. Faith is the inward applicatory [of Christ's death], and if there be any outward, it must be the sacraments. Jer . Taylor , Worthy Communicant, i. § 4. [ apply + -ed2 .] Put applied (a-plīd'), p. a. on; put to; directed; employed: said specifically of a science when its laws are employed and exemplified in dealing with concrete phenomena, and in this use distinguished from abstract or theoretical. Applied chemistry, logic, mathematics, etc. See the nouns. - Applied work. See appliqué. appliedly (a-pli'ed-li), adv. By or in application. [Rare.] All superstition whatsoever reflect eth upon religion. It is not but in such acts as be of themselves, or appliedly , acts of religion and piety. Bp . Mountagu , Appeal to Cæsar, p. 267. applier (a-pli'er), п. 1. One who applies.-2. A dental instrument for placing a piece of flo silk between teeth.