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eventive

eventive adjective: that denotes an event.

Adjective

eventive (not comparable)

  1. That denotes an event.
    • The word 'breakfast' is an eventive object in "she's having a breakfast".

Noun

eventive (plural eventives)

  1. A word or construct that denotes an event.

Forms of eventive

pluraleventives

Origin of eventive

From event + -ive.

Words formed from eventive

Questions about eventive

What does eventive mean?
Eventive means that denotes an event.
What part of speech is eventive?
Eventive can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near eventive in the dictionary

  1. eventimes
  2. eventing
  3. eventings
  4. eventise
  5. eventism
  6. eventive
  7. eventives
  8. eventivizer
  9. eventivizers
  10. eventization
  11. eventize

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