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impactivus

impactivus , aggressive, hostile, offensive. 1312 cancellarius in luttum contemptibiliter eam [copiam appellationis] projecit cum verbis in fratres inpactivis (Acta Fratrum Praed. v. Universitatem) Collect. Ox. II 244; 1328 cum reverendi ‥ domini Wygorniensis literis †inpectivis [l. inpactivis], quibus diligenti deliberacione cum ‥ juris peritis ‥ mutuo prehabita ‥ respondemus quod ‥ Reg. Exon. I 396; hec sunt dicta cum omni reverencia oppositum mihi opinancium vires cognicionis mee nimium excedenc[ium], absque inpactivorum verborum misera christianitate [sic; ed. ? l. garrulitate] Butler 418.

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