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resumptive

resumptive adjective: that is in the nature of resumption.

Adjective

resumptive (comparative more resumptive, superlative most resumptive)

  1. That is in the nature of resumption.

Noun

resumptive (plural resumptives)

  1. A resumptive pronoun.
  2. (archaic) A restorative medicine.

Forms of resumptive

Adjective
comparativemore resumptive
superlativemost resumptive
Noun
pluralresumptives

Words formed from resumptive

Phrases with resumptive

Questions about resumptive

What does resumptive mean?
Resumptive means that is in the nature of resumption.
What part of speech is resumptive?
Resumptive can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near resumptive in the dictionary

  1. resummoning
  2. resummons
  3. resummonses
  4. resumption
  5. resumptions
  6. resumptive
  7. resumptive pronoun
  8. resumptive pronouns
  9. resumptively
  10. resumptiveness
  11. resumptives

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