— reductively , adv. — reductiveness , n.
/ri duk"tiv/ , adj.
1. of, pertaining to, characterized by, or producing reduction or abridgment: an urgent need for reductive measures.
2. of or pertaining to change from one form to another.
3. of, pertaining to, or employing reductionism; reductionistic.
n.
4. something causing or inducing a reductive process.
[ 1625-35; REDUCT(ION) + -IVE ]