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fruitive

/ˈfɹuː.ɪ.tɪv/

fruitive adjective: of or pertaining to enjoyment.

Adjective

fruitive (comparative more fruitive, superlative most fruitive)

  1. (obsolete) Of or pertaining to enjoyment
    • to whet our longings for fruitive (or experimental ) knowledge1648 August 16 (date written; Gregorian calendar), Robert Boyle, Some Motives and Incentives to the Love of God. […] [Seraphick Love], London: […] Henry Herringman, […], published 1659, →OCLC

Forms of fruitive

comparativemore fruitive
superlativemost fruitive

Origin of fruitive

See fruition and -ive.

Questions about fruitive

What does fruitive mean?
Fruitive means of or pertaining to enjoyment.
What part of speech is fruitive?
Fruitive is an adjective.
How do you pronounce fruitive?
Fruitive is pronounced /ˈfɹuː.ɪ.tɪv/.

Words near fruitive in the dictionary

  1. fruition
  2. fruitions
  3. fruitious
  4. fruitique
  5. fruitiques
  6. fruitive
  7. fruitivore
  8. fruitivores
  9. fruitless
  10. fruitlesse
  11. fruitlessly

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