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modificative

modificative noun: that which modifies or qualifies, as a word or clause.

Noun

modificative (plural modificatives)

  1. That which modifies or qualifies, as a word or clause.

Adjective

modificative (comparative more modificative, superlative most modificative)

  1. modificatory; tending to modify

Forms of modificative

Noun
pluralmodificatives
Adjective
comparativemore modificative
superlativemost modificative

Questions about modificative

What does modificative mean?
Modificative means that which modifies or qualifies, as a word or clause.
What part of speech is modificative?
Modificative can be a noun or an adjective.
What is the plural of modificative?
The plural of modificative is modificatives.

Words near modificative in the dictionary

  1. modificating
  2. modification
  3. modification enzyme
  4. modification enzymes
  5. modifications
  6. modificative
  7. modificatives
  8. modificator
  9. modificators
  10. modificatory
  11. modificomics

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