compressive
/kəmˈpɹɛsɪv/
compressive adjective: that compresses.
Adjective
compressive (comparative more compressive, superlative most compressive)
- That compresses
Forms of compressive
| comparative | more compressive |
|---|---|
| superlative | most compressive |
Origin of compressive
From compress + -ive.
Words formed from compressive
Phrases with compressive
Words that rhyme with compressive
- incessive
- progressive
- aggressive
- ingressive
- oppressive
- depressive
- egressive
- essive
- expressive
- impressive
- obsessive
- possessive
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- recessive
- successive
- accessive
- caressive
- concessive
- degressive
- digressive
- double possessive
- passive-aggressive
- pressive
- regressive
- retrogressive
- transgressive
- abessive
- addressive
- adessive
- alloaggressive
- allosuppressive
- antessive
- antidepressive
- antiexpressive
- antioppressive
- antiprogressive
- antirepressive
- anxiodepressive
- atheroprogressive
- atherosuppressive
- autogressive
- autoregressive
- autorepressive
- brogressive
- cardiodepressive
- cardiosuppressive
- concrescive
- confessive
- congressive
- corepressive
- crescive
- decompressive
- derepressive
- dispossessive
- effervescive
- excessive
- exessive
- fauxgressive
- fibrosuppressive
- future perfect progressive
- future progressive
Questions about compressive
- What does compressive mean?
- Compressive means that compresses.
- What part of speech is compressive?
- Compressive is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce compressive?
- Compressive is pronounced /kəmˈpɹɛsɪv/.
Words near compressive in the dictionary
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