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inspective

inspective adjective: engaged in inspection; involving inspection.

Adjective

inspective (not comparable)

  1. Engaged in inspection; involving inspection.
    • inspective analysis
    • inspective judgment

Origin of inspective

Latin inspectivus.

Words formed from inspective

Words that rhyme with inspective

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Questions about inspective

What does inspective mean?
Inspective means engaged in inspection; involving inspection.
What part of speech is inspective?
Inspective is an adjective.

Words near inspective in the dictionary

  1. inspectioneers
  2. inspectionism
  3. inspectionist
  4. inspectionists
  5. inspections
  6. inspective
  7. inspector
  8. inspector general
  9. Inspector Knacker
  10. Inspector Knackers
  11. inspectoral

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