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resentive

resentive adjective: resentful.

Adjective

resentive

  1. (rare) Resentful

Origin of resentive

From resent + -ive.

Questions about resentive

What does resentive mean?
Resentive means resentful.
What part of speech is resentive?
Resentive is an adjective.

Words near resentive in the dictionary

  1. resentfulness
  2. resentiment
  3. resentiments
  4. resenting
  5. resentingly
  6. resentive
  7. resentment
  8. resentments
  9. resents
  10. reseparate
  11. reseparated

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