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inaugurative

inaugurative adjective: that inaugurates.

Adjective

inaugurative (not comparable)

  1. (archaic) That inaugurates
    • When Christ reigns as Viceroy for Jehovah for a thousand years, as the Word of God so distinctly intimates, it may be that some such plan as this, far more perfect and world-wide in its aim, will form part of the inaugurative forces of that happy lot.1891, Commissioner Booth-Tucker, Darkest India

Origin of inaugurative

From inaugurate + -ive.

Questions about inaugurative

What does inaugurative mean?
Inaugurative means that inaugurates.
What part of speech is inaugurative?
Inaugurative is an adjective.

Words near inaugurative in the dictionary

  1. inaugurateth
  2. inaugurating
  3. inauguration
  4. Inauguration Day
  5. inaugurations
  6. inaugurative
  7. inaugurator
  8. inaugurators
  9. inauguratory
  10. inaugured
  11. inauguring

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