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discussive

discussive noun: a medicine that discusses (breaks apart) or disperses morbid humours.

Noun

discussive (plural discussives)

  1. (archaic) A medicine that discusses (breaks apart) or disperses morbid humours
    Synonyms:
    discutient

Adjective

discussive (comparative more discussive, superlative most discussive)

  1. (archaic) Able or tending to discuss (break apart), or disperse, tumors or coagulated matter.
  2. (archaic) Doubt-dispelling; decisive.
    • A kind of peremptory and discussive voice.a. 1690, Ezekiel Hopkins, Discourses concerning sin […]

Synonyms of discussive

Forms of discussive

Noun
pluraldiscussives
Adjective
comparativemore discussive
superlativemost discussive

Origin of discussive

From discuss + -ive.

Questions about discussive

What does discussive mean?
Discussive means a medicine that discusses (breaks apart) or disperses morbid humours.
What part of speech is discussive?
Discussive can be a noun or an adjective.
What is the plural of discussive?
The plural of discussive is discussives.

Words near discussive in the dictionary

  1. discussion rooms
  2. discussional
  3. discussionism
  4. discussionlike
  5. discussions
  6. discussive
  7. discussives
  8. discusting
  9. discustom
  10. discutient
  11. discutients

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