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Auditory vs Discussive - What's the difference?

auditory | discussive |

As adjectives the difference between auditory and discussive

is that auditory is of, or relating to hearing, or to the sense or organs of hearing while discussive is (medicine|dated) able or tending to discuss, or disperse, tumors or coagulated matter.

As nouns the difference between auditory and discussive

is that auditory is (archaic) an assembly of hearers; an audience while discussive is (medicine|dated) a medicine that discusses or disperses morbid humours; a discutient.

auditory

English

Etymology 1

From (etyl) .

Adjective

(-)
  • Of, or relating to hearing, or to the sense or organs of hearing
    • Synonyms
    * otic
    Derived terms
    * auditory bone * auditory nerve

    Etymology 2

    From (etyl) .

    Noun

    (auditories)
  • (archaic) An assembly of hearers; an audience.
  • * 1661 , , p. 7:
    • ...and because though these learned Gentlemen (sayes he, turning to his two friends) need not fear to discourse before any Auditory ...
  • (archaic) An auditorium.

    • Related terms

    * audition * audio

    discussive

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (medicine, dated) A medicine that discusses or disperses morbid humours; a discutient.

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (medicine, dated) Able or tending to discuss, or disperse, tumors or coagulated matter.
  • (dated) Doubt-dispelling; decisive.
  • * Hopkins
    • A kind of peremptory and discussive voice.
    (Webster 1913)