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ingratiative

ingratiative adjective: inclined to ingratiate.

Adjective

ingratiative (comparative more ingratiative, superlative most ingratiative)

  1. Inclined to ingratiate.

Forms of ingratiative

comparativemore ingratiative
superlativemost ingratiative

Origin of ingratiative

From ingratiate + -ive.

Questions about ingratiative

What does ingratiative mean?
Ingratiative means inclined to ingratiate.
What part of speech is ingratiative?
Ingratiative is an adjective.

Words near ingratiative in the dictionary

  1. ingratiates
  2. ingratiating
  3. ingratiatingly
  4. ingratiation
  5. ingratiations
  6. ingratiative
  7. ingratiator
  8. ingratiators
  9. ingratiatory
  10. ingratitude
  11. ingratitudes

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