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extentive

extentive noun: a part of speech, such as a suffix, that indicates the extent or size of something.

Noun

extentive (plural extentives)

  1. A part of speech, such as a suffix, that indicates the extent or size of something.

Forms of extentive

pluralextentives

Origin of extentive

From extent + -ive.

Questions about extentive

What does extentive mean?
Extentive means a part of speech, such as a suffix, that indicates the extent or size of something.
What part of speech is extentive?
Extentive is a noun.
What is the plural of extentive?
The plural of extentive is extentives.

Words near extentive in the dictionary

  1. extensure
  2. extent
  3. extent of occurrence
  4. extention
  5. extentional
  6. extentive
  7. extentless
  8. extents
  9. extents of occurrence
  10. extenuable
  11. extenuacion

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