degenerative
/dɪˈdʒɛn(ə)ɹətɪv/
degenerative adjective: characterized by or causing degeneration.
Adjective
degenerative (comparative more degenerative, superlative most degenerative)
- Characterized by or causing degeneration.
degenerative meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
degenerative in Hindi
- डीजनरेटिव
degenerative in Tamil
- சிதைகின்ற
degenerative in Marathi
- डीजनरेटिव्ह
degenerative in Urdu
- ڈیجینریٹو, ڈیجینریٹیو, ڈیجنریٹو
More languagesFewer languages
- degenerative in Bengali
- ডিজেনারেটিভ
- degenerative in Telugu
- డీజెనరేటివ్, డీజనరేటివ్
- degenerative in Malayalam
- ഡീജനറേറ്റീവ്, ഡീജനറേറ്റിവ്
- degenerative in Kannada
- ಡಿಜೆನೆರೇಟಿವ್, ಡೀಜನರೇಟಿವ್, ಡಿಜೆನೆರೆಟಿವ್
- degenerative in Punjabi
- ਡੀਜਨਰੇਟਿਵ, ਡਿਜਨਰੇਟਿਵ
- degenerative in Gujarati
- ડીજનરેટિવ, ડિજનરેટિવ
- degenerative in Odia
- ଡିଜେନେରେଟିଭ୍
- degenerative in Nepali
- डिजेनेरेटिभ, डिजेनेरेटिव, डिजनरेटिभ
- degenerative in Indonesian
- degeneratif
Forms of degenerative
| comparative | more degenerative |
|---|---|
| superlative | most degenerative |
Origin of degenerative
From degenerate + -ive.
Words formed from degenerative
- antidegenerative
- atherodegenerative
- axodegenerative
- cardiodegenerative
- cytodegenerative
- degenerative disc disease
- degenerative feedback
- degenerative joint disease
- degeneratively
- erythrodegenerative
- gliodegenerative
- heredodegenerative
- myodegenerative
- neurodegenerative
- nondegenerative
- osteodegenerative
- prodegenerative
- vasodegenerative
Questions about degenerative
- What does degenerative mean?
- Degenerative means characterized by or causing degeneration.
- What is degenerative in Hindi?
- Degenerative in Hindi is डीजनरेटिव. See Degenerative meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is degenerative?
- Degenerative is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce degenerative?
- Degenerative is pronounced /dɪˈdʒɛn(ə)ɹətɪv/ (UK).
Words near degenerative in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: degenerative (page history and authors); degenerative (Hindi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); degenerative (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); degenerative (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); degenerative (Urdu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); degenerative (Bengali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); degenerative (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); degenerative (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); degenerative (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); degenerative (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); degenerative (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); degenerative (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); degenerative (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). 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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