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lacerative

/ˈlæsəɹətɪv/

lacerative adjective: lacerating, or having the power to lacerate.

Adjective

lacerative (comparative more lacerative, superlative most lacerative)

  1. Lacerating, or having the power to lacerate.
    • the continual afflux of lacerative humours1672, Gideon Harvey, Morbus Anglicus, Or, The Anatomy of Consumptions

Forms of lacerative

comparativemore lacerative
superlativemost lacerative

Origin of lacerative

From lacerate + -ive.

Questions about lacerative

What does lacerative mean?
Lacerative means lacerating, or having the power to lacerate.
What part of speech is lacerative?
Lacerative is an adjective.
How do you pronounce lacerative?
Lacerative is pronounced /ˈlæsəɹətɪv/.

Words near lacerative in the dictionary

  1. lacerates
  2. lacerating
  3. laceratingly
  4. laceration
  5. lacerations
  6. lacerative
  7. Lacerda
  8. Lacerdas
  9. laceries
  10. lacers
  11. lacert

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