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moderative

moderative adjective: serving to moderate something.

Adjective

moderative (not comparable)

  1. Serving to moderate something.
  2. Expressing the idea of a little, now and then, etc.

Origin of moderative

From moderate + -ive.

Questions about moderative

What does moderative mean?
Moderative means serving to moderate something.
What part of speech is moderative?
Moderative is an adjective.

Words near moderative in the dictionary

  1. moderations
  2. moderatism
  3. moderatisms
  4. moderatist
  5. moderatists
  6. moderative
  7. moderato
  8. moderator
  9. moderator band
  10. moderator bands
  11. moderatorhood

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