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agglutinative

/əˈɡluːtɪnətɪv/

agglutinative adjective: sticky, tacky, adhesive.

Adjective

agglutinative (comparative more agglutinative, superlative most agglutinative)

  1. Sticky, tacky, adhesive.
  2. Having words derived by combining parts, each with a separate meaning.

Noun

agglutinative (plural agglutinatives)

  1. A sticky material; an adhesive.
  2. A word formed from the combination of parts, each with a separate meaning.

agglutinative meaning in Tamil, Urdu, Kannada and Tagalog

agglutinative in Tamil

ஒட்டுநிலை, நேரடியாக ஒட்டும் இயல்புடைய

agglutinative in Urdu

چپکنے والا

agglutinative in Kannada

ಅಂಟುಗೂಡಿಸಬಲ್ಲ, ಅಂಟುಗೂಡಿಸುವ

agglutinative in Tagalog

having words derived by combining parts
mapaglapi-lapi
More languagesFewer languages
agglutinative in Arabic
إِلْصَاقِيّ ʔilṣāqiyy
agglutinative in Vietnamese
chắp dính

Synonyms of agglutinative

All synonyms of agglutinative

Forms of agglutinative

Adjective
comparativemore agglutinative
superlativemost agglutinative
Noun
pluralagglutinatives

Origin of agglutinative

From agglutinate + -ive.

Words formed from agglutinative

Questions about agglutinative

What does agglutinative mean?
Agglutinative means sticky, tacky, adhesive.
What is agglutinative in Tamil?
Agglutinative in Tamil is ஒட்டுநிலை, நேரடியாக ஒட்டும் இயல்புடைய. See Agglutinative meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is agglutinative?
Agglutinative can be an adjective or a noun.
How do you pronounce agglutinative?
Agglutinative is pronounced /əˈɡluːtɪnətɪv/ (US).

Words near agglutinative in the dictionary

  1. agglutinated
  2. agglutinates
  3. agglutinating
  4. agglutination
  5. agglutinations
  6. agglutinative
  7. agglutinatively
  8. agglutinativeness
  9. agglutinatives
  10. agglutinativity
  11. agglutinator

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Adapted from Wiktionary: agglutinative (page history and authors); agglutinative (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); agglutinative (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); agglutinative (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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