/fri kwen"teuh tiv/ , Gram.
adj.
1. noting or pertaining to a verb aspect expressing repetition of an action.
n.
2. the frequentative aspect.
3. a verb in the frequentative aspect, as wrestle from wrest.
[ 1520-30; frequentativus denoting repetition of an act. See FREQUENT, -ATE 1 , -IVE ]