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inflictive

inflictive adjective: of, pertaining to or causing infliction.

Adjective

inflictive (comparative more inflictive, superlative most inflictive)

  1. Of, pertaining to or causing infliction

Forms of inflictive

comparativemore inflictive
superlativemost inflictive

Origin of inflictive

From inflict + -ive.

Words that rhyme with inflictive

Questions about inflictive

What does inflictive mean?
Inflictive means of, pertaining to or causing infliction.
What part of speech is inflictive?
Inflictive is an adjective.

Words near inflictive in the dictionary

  1. inflictest
  2. inflicteth
  3. inflicting
  4. infliction
  5. inflictions
  6. inflictive
  7. inflictment
  8. inflictments
  9. inflictor
  10. inflictors
  11. inflicts

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