abdĭcătīvus, a, um, adj. [abdĭco]. In later philos. lang. = negativus, negative (opp. to dedicativus, affirmative), Pseudo ysp. Dogm. Plat. p. 30 Elm. (266 Ord.); Mart. Cap. 4, p. 121. Adv.: abdĭcātīvē, negatively: concludere, Mart. Cap. 4, p. 128.