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situative

situative adjective: occurring in relation to a specific situation.

Adjective

situative (comparative more situative, superlative most situative)

  1. Occurring in relation to a specific situation.
  2. Expressing the location of things in comparison with one another, e.g. the word "to" in the phrase face to face.

Forms of situative

comparativemore situative
superlativemost situative

Origin of situative

From situate + -ive.

Questions about situative

What does situative mean?
Situative means occurring in relation to a specific situation.
What part of speech is situative?
Situative is an adjective.

Words near situative in the dictionary

  1. situationlessness
  2. situations
  3. situations vacant
  4. situationship
  5. situationships
  6. situative
  7. situla
  8. situlae
  9. situlas
  10. situlate
  11. situliform

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