NUNCUPATIVE Synonyms: 22 Similar and Opposite Words

nuncupative

adjective

ˈnən-kyu̇-ˌpā-tiv

Definition of nuncupative

as in oral

made or carried on through speaking rather than in writing the soldier left a nuncupative will that was witnessed by two of his comrades

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Novo has used its months-long lead in the oral weight-loss space to position Wegovy pill in the market as the most effective oral option for losing weight.

— Elsa Ohlen, CNBC, 11 Aug. 2026
The Court’s oral arguments have precise protocols, but none of them governed where a President should sit in the courtroom, because no President had ever done such a thing.

— Margaret Talbot, New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2026

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The device’s user manual also warns it should not be used in response to verbal defiance, or for punishment, torture or horseplay.

— Ryan J. Foley, Chicago Tribune, 12 Aug. 2026
Their verbal volley is interrupted as each of them frantically googles quotes and facts on everything from the Zionist leader Jabotinsky to the American actor Jordan Peele.

— Hannah Seligson, Vanity Fair, 12 Aug. 2026

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