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nonadoptive

nonadoptive adjective: not adoptive.

Adjective

nonadoptive (not comparable)

  1. Not adoptive.

Origin of nonadoptive

From non- + adoptive.

Questions about nonadoptive

What does nonadoptive mean?
Nonadoptive means not adoptive.
What part of speech is nonadoptive?
Nonadoptive is an adjective.

Words near nonadoptive in the dictionary

  1. nonadopter
  2. nonadopters
  3. nonadopting
  4. nonadoption
  5. nonadoptions
  6. nonadoptive
  7. nonadorable
  8. Nonadorantes
  9. nonadoring
  10. nonadorned
  11. nonadornment

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