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subjugative

subjugative adjective: of or pertaining to subjugation.

Adjective

subjugative (not comparable)

  1. Of or pertaining to subjugation.
    • […] throwing them first backward and then allowing them to occupy their country again—a policy which was neither subjugative of the Kaffirs on the one hand, nor humane nor conciliatory towards them on the other.1851, Hansard's Parliamentary Debates, page 231

Questions about subjugative

What does subjugative mean?
Subjugative means of or pertaining to subjugation.
What part of speech is subjugative?
Subjugative is an adjective.

Words near subjugative in the dictionary

  1. subjugateth
  2. subjugating
  3. subjugation
  4. subjugational
  5. subjugations
  6. subjugative
  7. subjugator
  8. subjugators
  9. subjugatrix
  10. subjulaceous
  11. subjunct

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