-IVUS

Meaning of -IVUS in English

a suffix appearing in Latin scientific names: exfoliativus. Cf. -ive .

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-IVE — adjective suffix Etymology: Middle French ~, from Latin -ivus that performs or tends toward an (indicated) action
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-ATIVE — adjective suffix Etymology: Latin -ativus, from -atus -ate + -ivus -ive of, relating to, or connected with
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VOMITIVE — I. ˈväməd.iv, -ətiv adjective Etymology: Middle French or Medieval Latin; Middle French vomitif, from Medieval Latin vomitivus, from Latin vomitus …
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VOCATIVE — I. ˈväkəd.iv, -ətiv adjective Etymology: Middle English vocatif, from Middle French, from Latin vocativus, from vocatus (past participle of vocare …
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TRANSITIVE — I. ˈtran(t)səd.]iv, ˈtraan-, -nzə-, -ət] adjective Etymology: Late Latin transitivus, from Latin transitus (past participle of transire to cross over, …
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TERMINATIVE — I. ˈtərməˌnā]d.]iv, ˈtə̄m-, ˈtəim-, -m(ə)nə], ]t], ]ēv also ]əv adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Medieval Latin terminativus, from Latin terminatus …
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TENTATIVE — I. ˈtentəd.iv, -ətiv adjective Etymology: Medieval Latin tentativus, from Latin tentatus (past participle of tentare to feel, attempt, tempt) + …
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TARDY — I. ˈtärdē, ˈtȧd-, -di adjective ( -er/-est ) Etymology: alteration (influenced by -y, adjective suffix) of earlier tardif, from Middle …
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SUPERLATIVE — I. səˈpərləd.]iv, süˈp-, -pə̄l-, -pəil-, -lət] adjective Etymology: Middle English superlatif, from Middle French, from Late Latin superlativus, from Latin …
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SUBSTANTIVE — I. ˈsəbztəntiv, -bst- noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English substantif, from Middle French, from substantif, adjective, having or expressing …
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SUBJUNCTIVE — I. -tiv, -tēv also -təv adjective Etymology: Late Latin subjunctivus (translation of Greek hypotaktikos ), from Latin subjunctus (past participle …
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SUBJECTIVE — I. (ˌ)səbˈjektiv, -tēv also -təv adjective Etymology: Middle English, relating to submissiveness, from Medieval Latin subjectivus, from Latin subjectus, (past …
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SIGNIFICATIVE — I. sigˈnifəˌkā]d.]iv, -_kə], ]t], ]ēv also ]əv adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French significatif, from Late Latin significativus, from …
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SICCATIVE — I. ˈsikəd.iv, -ətiv adjective Etymology: Late Latin siccativus, from Latin siccatus (past participle of siccare to dry, from siccus dry) …
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SEDATIVE — I. ˈsedəd.iv, -ətiv adjective Etymology: French or Medieval Latin; French sédatif, from Medieval Latin sedativus, from Latin sedatus (past participle …
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RETENTIVE — I. rə̇ˈtentiv, rēˈ-, -tēv also -təv adjective Etymology: Middle English retentif, retentive, from Middle French & Medieval Latin; Middle French …
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RESOLUTIVE — I. rə̇ˈzälyəd.iv, ˈrezəˌlüd.- adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French resolutif, from Medieval Latin resolutivus, from Latin resolutus (past participle …
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REPRESENTATIVE — I. |reprə̇|zentəd.iv, -prē|z-, -tətiv, in rapid speech often ÷ -pə|z-, chiefly in substand speech -pər|z- adjective Etymology: Middle English, from …
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RELATIVE — I. ˈreləd.iv, -ətiv noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French relatif (adjective) or Late Latin relativus (adjective) …
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REFLEXIVE — I. rə̇ˈfleksiv, rēˈf-, -sēv also -səv adjective Etymology: Medieval Latin reflexivus reflected, turned back, from Latin reflexus (past participle of …
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PURGATIVE — I. ˈpərgəd.]iv, ˈpə̄g-, ˈpəig-, -gət] adjective Etymology: Middle English purgatif, from Middle French, from Late Latin purgativus, from Latin purgatus …
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PROSPECTIVE — I. prəˈspektiv, -tēv also (ˈ)prä|s- or -təv sometimes prōˈs- adjective Etymology: Late Latin prospectivus, from Latin prospectus (past participle of …
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PRIVATIVE — I. ˈprivəd.iv noun ( -s ) Etymology: Latin privativus, from privatus (past participle of privare to deprive) + -ivus -ive …
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PRIMITIVE — I. ˈpriməd.iv, -ətiv adjective Etymology: Middle English primitif, from Latin primitivus, from primitus firstly, originally (from primus first + -itus, …
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PRESERVATIVE — I. prēˈzərvəd.]iv, prə̇ˈ-, -zə̄v-, -zəiv-, -vət] also ]əv\ adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Medieval Latin praeservativus, from praeservatus (past participle …
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PREROGATIVE
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PREPARATIVE — I. prēˈpa(a)rəd.iv, -ˈper-, -rətiv noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English preparatif, from Middle French, from Latin praeparatus (past participle …
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PRECATIVE — I. ˈprekəd.iv adjective Etymology: Late Latin precativus, from Latin precatus (past participle of precari to entreat, pray) + -ivus -ive …
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POSTPOSITIVE — I. (ˈ) ̷ ̷+ adjective Etymology: Late Latin postpositivus, from Latin postpositus (past participle of postponere to put after, neglect, postpone) + …
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PERSPECTIVE — I. pə(r)ˈspektiv, -tēv also -təv noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English; in sense 1, from Medieval Latin perspectiva, from …
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-IVE — I. iv, ēv also əv adjective suffix Etymology: Middle English -if, -ive, from Middle French & Latin; Middle French -if, …
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