/ Dictionary / Index P preteritive: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: pre•ter•i•tive Pronunciation: (pri-ter'i-tiv), [key] — adj. Gram. (of verbs) limited to past tenses. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. preterition preterlegal Related Content Daily Word Quiz: rustic Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language