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-ative

-ative suffix: of, related to, or associated with the thing specified.

Suffix

-ative

  1. of, related to, or associated with the thing specified

Forms of -ative

alternative form-tive

Origin of -ative

From -ate + -ive.

Questions about -ative

What does -ative mean?
-ative means of, related to, or associated with the thing specified.
What part of speech is -ative?
-ative is a suffix.

Words near -ative in the dictionary

  1. -atic
  2. -atim
  3. -ating
  4. -ation
  5. -ations
  6. -ative
  7. -ator
  8. -atory
  9. -axo-
  10. -ay
  11. -az

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