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divorcive

divorcive adjective: having power to divorce; tending to divorce.

Adjective

divorcive (comparative more divorcive, superlative most divorcive)

  1. (archaic) Having power to divorce; tending to divorce.
    • this divorcive law1643, J[ohn] M[ilton], The Doctrine and Discipline of Divorce: […], London: […] T[homas] P[aine] and M[atthew] S[immons] […], →OCLC

Forms of divorcive

comparativemore divorcive
superlativemost divorcive

Origin of divorcive

From divorce + -ive.

Questions about divorcive

What does divorcive mean?
Divorcive means having power to divorce; tending to divorce.
What part of speech is divorcive?
Divorcive is an adjective.

Words near divorcive in the dictionary

  1. divorces a mensa et thoro
  2. divorces from bed and board
  3. divorceth
  4. divorcible
  5. divorcing
  6. divorcive
  7. divorcé
  8. divorcée
  9. divorcées
  10. divorcés
  11. divortiality

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