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extirpative

extirpative adjective: of, relating to, or pertaining to an extirpation.

Adjective

extirpative (comparative more extirpative, superlative most extirpative)

  1. Of, relating to, or pertaining to an extirpation.

Forms of extirpative

comparativemore extirpative
superlativemost extirpative

Origin of extirpative

From extirpate + -ive.

Questions about extirpative

What does extirpative mean?
Extirpative means of, relating to, or pertaining to an extirpation.
What part of speech is extirpative?
Extirpative is an adjective.

Words near extirpative in the dictionary

  1. extirpation
  2. extirpationism
  3. extirpationist
  4. extirpationists
  5. extirpations
  6. extirpative
  7. extirpator
  8. extirpators
  9. extirpatory
  10. extirped
  11. extirper

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