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(archaic) Having the ability to perceive; percipient. quotations
If soul were the material form of the body, it would be no better than the lower "Mundane sprite," which has no animadversive power either.
1642, Henry More, “The Immortal Soul”, in A platonick song of the soul
Critical or characterized by disapproval. quotations examples
The disgraceful conduct of the Returning Officer for the City of London Election has been the subject of animadversive conversation in our own particular circle.
1843, “City Election,”, in Punch, volume 5, page 181
The conduct of the medical practitioner was denounced by one of the jurors as "mercenary"; and a special verdict, animadversive of the practice (if it be a practice), was entered.
1863, George Pound, “Reading Branch: President's Address,”, in British Medical Journal, volume 2, page 33