recusative /ɹɪˈkjuːzətɪv/ adjective2 •Including the word 'not' (or its equivalent).A sentence which is negative (in meaning) is not always recusative (containing the word 'not'), and vice versa: a propositive syntagm need not always be positive. — 1972 •(no longer used, rare) Refusing; denying; rejecting of the norm.it is acquisitive and effective , or recusative and destructive , otherwise than it is in any other faculties — 1660 formsmore recusative · most recusative