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Definition of
-ative suffix
from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
-ative
suffix
suffix
NAmE
/
/
ət̮ɪv
/
/
,
NAmE
/
/
eɪt̮ɪv
/
/
jump to other results
(
in adjectives
)
doing or tending to do something
illustrative
talkative
-atively
suffix
jump to other results
(
in adverbs
)
creatively
See
-ative
in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary
Check pronunciation:
-ative
Nearby words
athwart
preposition
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