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prefixive

prefixive adjective: forming words through the addition of a prefix.

Adjective

prefixive (not comparable)

  1. Forming words through the addition of a prefix.

Origin of prefixive

From prefix + -ive.

Questions about prefixive

What does prefixive mean?
Prefixive means forming words through the addition of a prefix.
What part of speech is prefixive?
Prefixive is an adjective.

Words near prefixive in the dictionary

  1. prefixhood
  2. prefixing
  3. prefixings
  4. prefixion
  5. prefixions
  6. prefixive
  7. prefixless
  8. prefixlessness
  9. prefixlike
  10. prefixness
  11. prefixoid

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