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entreative

entreative adjective: used to entreat; pleading, supplicative.

Adjective

entreative (comparative more entreative, superlative most entreative)

  1. Used to entreat; pleading, supplicative.
    • an entreative moan
    • an entreative motion

Forms of entreative

comparativemore entreative
superlativemost entreative

Origin of entreative

From entreat + -ive.

Questions about entreative

What does entreative mean?
Entreative means used to entreat; pleading, supplicative.
What part of speech is entreative?
Entreative is an adjective.

Words near entreative in the dictionary

  1. entreatful
  2. entreaties
  3. entreating
  4. entreatingly
  5. entreatings
  6. entreative
  7. entreatment
  8. entreatments
  9. entreats
  10. entreaty
  11. entrechat

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