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inflative

UK/ɪnˈfleɪtɪv/

inflative adjective: of an inflating quality or tendency.

Adjective

inflative (not comparable)

  1. (obsolete) Of an inflating quality or tendency.

Origin of inflative

From Middle English inflātīve (“causing swelling; producing wind”), from Medieval Latin īnflātīvus, from īnflō (“to inflate; to blow into”). Compare the obsolete French adjective inflatif, inflative.

Words that rhyme with inflative

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Questions about inflative

What does inflative mean?
Inflative means of an inflating quality or tendency.
What part of speech is inflative?
Inflative is an adjective.
How do you pronounce inflative?
Inflative is pronounced /ɪnˈfleɪtɪv/ (UK).

Words near inflative in the dictionary

  1. inflationist
  2. inflationists
  3. inflationless
  4. inflationproof
  5. inflations
  6. inflative
  7. inflaton
  8. inflatonic
  9. inflatons
  10. inflatophilia
  11. inflator

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