dēlībĕrātīvus, a, um, adj. [delibero],
relating to deliberation, deliberative (only in rhetor. lang., esp. freq. in Quint.): genus, Cic. Inv. 1, 5, 7; 2, 51, 155; Quint. 2, 4, 25; 8 prooem. § 6: causa, Cic. Inv. 2, 4, 12; Quint. 8, 3, 11: materia, id. 2, 1, 2; 3, 4, 16: pars, id. 3, 3, 14; 3, 6, 56.— Absol. : deliberativa, ae, f., Quint. 3, 8, 1.