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adverbative

/ədˈvɜːbətɪv/US/ædˈvɝbətɪv/

adverbative adjective: functioning as an adverb; adverbial.

Adjective

adverbative (not comparable)

  1. Functioning as an adverb; adverbial.
    • "Verbs have an adverbative form made by attaching -게 to the base."2002, Ross King et al., Continuing Korean, page 211

Origin of adverbative

From adverb + -ative.

Questions about adverbative

What does adverbative mean?
Adverbative means functioning as an adverb; adverbial.
What part of speech is adverbative?
Adverbative is an adjective.
How do you pronounce adverbative?
Adverbative is pronounced /ædˈvɝbətɪv/ (US).

Words near adverbative in the dictionary

  1. Adver.
  2. adverb
  3. adverb phrase
  4. adverb phrases
  5. adverbal
  6. adverbative
  7. adverbed
  8. adverbhood
  9. adverbial
  10. adverbial accusative
  11. adverbial accusatives

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