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desistive

desistive adjective: conclusive or final.

Adjective

desistive (comparative more desistive, superlative most desistive)

  1. (obsolete) conclusive or final

Forms of desistive

comparativemore desistive
superlativemost desistive

Origin of desistive

From desist + -ive.

Questions about desistive

What does desistive mean?
Desistive means conclusive or final.
What part of speech is desistive?
Desistive is an adjective.

Words near desistive in the dictionary

  1. desister
  2. desisters
  3. desistest
  4. desisteth
  5. desisting
  6. desistive
  7. DeSisto
  8. desistor
  9. desistors
  10. DeSistos
  11. desists

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