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qualificative

qualificative noun: that which qualifies, modifies, or restricts; a qualifying term or statement.

Noun

qualificative (plural qualificatives)

  1. That which qualifies, modifies, or restricts; a qualifying term or statement.

Forms of qualificative

pluralqualificatives

Questions about qualificative

What does qualificative mean?
Qualificative means that which qualifies, modifies, or restricts; a qualifying term or statement.
What part of speech is qualificative?
Qualificative is a noun.
What is the plural of qualificative?
The plural of qualificative is qualificatives.

Words near qualificative in the dictionary

  1. qualifiability
  2. qualifiable
  3. qualifiably
  4. qualification
  5. qualifications
  6. qualificative
  7. qualificatives
  8. qualificator
  9. qualificators
  10. qualificatory
  11. qualified

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