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accessive

accessive adjective: additional. Also the misspelling of excessive.

Adjective

accessive (comparative more accessive, superlative most accessive)

  1. (archaic) additional.
  2. (rare) Relating to an act of access.

Also used as

accessive is also the misspelling of excessive.

Forms of accessive

comparativemore accessive
superlativemost accessive

Origin of accessive

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Words formed from accessive

Words that rhyme with accessive

48 more rhymesFewer rhymes

Questions about accessive

What does accessive mean?
Accessive means additional.
What part of speech is accessive?
Accessive is an adjective.

Words near accessive in the dictionary

  1. accessioners
  2. accessioning
  3. accessions
  4. accessit
  5. accessits
  6. accessive
  7. accessively
  8. accessless
  9. accessor
  10. accessorial
  11. accessorial service

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