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rejective

rejective adjective: tending to reject.

Adjective

rejective (comparative more rejective, superlative most rejective)

  1. Tending to reject.
    • He thought by Cora's intent frown at him that she was going to state an objection to unrobing. Instead, she used a rejective wriggle to slither out of her frock, and there stood squirming, putting a shield of arms before her breasts and belly.1938, Norman Lindsay, Age of Consent, 1st Australian edition, Sydney, N.S.W.: Ure Smith, published 1962, →OCLC, page 197
    • Rejective or rebellious elements are inevitably involved, but their influence during the actual commission of delinquent acts is relatively small […]1974, Scott G McNall, The sociological perspective: introductory readings

Forms of rejective

comparativemore rejective
superlativemost rejective

Origin of rejective

From reject + -ive.

Words formed from rejective

  • rejective art

Words that rhyme with rejective

28 more rhymesFewer rhymes

Questions about rejective

What does rejective mean?
Rejective means tending to reject.
What part of speech is rejective?
Rejective is an adjective.

Words near rejective in the dictionary

  1. rejectionist
  2. rejectionistic
  3. rejectionists
  4. rejections
  5. rejectitious
  6. rejective
  7. rejectment
  8. rejectments
  9. rejector
  10. rejectors
  11. rejects

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