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irreceptive

irreceptive adjective: not receiving or receptive, or incapable of receiving.

Adjective

irreceptive (comparative more irreceptive, superlative most irreceptive)

  1. Not receiving or receptive, or incapable of receiving.

Forms of irreceptive

comparativemore irreceptive
superlativemost irreceptive

Origin of irreceptive

From ir- + receptive.

Questions about irreceptive

What does irreceptive mean?
Irreceptive means not receiving or receptive, or incapable of receiving.
What part of speech is irreceptive?
Irreceptive is an adjective.

Words near irreceptive in the dictionary

  1. irrealistic
  2. irrealities
  3. irreality
  4. irrealizable
  5. irrebuttable
  6. irreceptive
  7. irreceptivity
  8. irreciprocal
  9. irreciprocally
  10. irreciprocity
  11. irreclaimability

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