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motivative

motivative adjective: motivating; serving to motivate.

Adjective

motivative (comparative more motivative, superlative most motivative)

  1. motivating; serving to motivate
  2. In, marked by or pertaining to the motivative case.

Noun

motivative (uncountable)

  1. The motivative case, a case found in some languages (for example Basque) which marks the meaning "because of".

Forms of motivative

comparativemore motivative
superlativemost motivative

Origin of motivative

From motivate + -ive.

Questions about motivative

What does motivative mean?
Motivative means motivating; serving to motivate.
What part of speech is motivative?
Motivative can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near motivative in the dictionary

  1. motivational
  2. motivationally
  3. motivationless
  4. motivationlessness
  5. motivations
  6. motivative
  7. motivator
  8. motivators
  9. motivatory
  10. motive
  11. motive power

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