suffocative
/ˈsʌfəkətɪv/
suffocative adjective: tending or able to choke or stifle.
Adjective
suffocative (comparative more suffocative, superlative most suffocative)
- Tending or able to choke or stifle.
- suffocative catarrhs1712, John Arbuthnot, An Essay Concerning the Effects of Air on Human Bodies
- Both of these were true; but the snowy heights of the numerous surrounding hills, and the loner chain of mountains which reached quite across and almost buried the adjoining kingdom of Thrace, preserved a more steady and severe cold in winter, than on the sea-coast; and a more uniform and...1797, The Medical Repository, T. & J. Swords, page 5
- Synonyms:
- suffocating
Synonyms of suffocative
Forms of suffocative
| comparative | more suffocative |
|---|---|
| superlative | most suffocative |
Origin of suffocative
From suffocate + -ive.
Questions about suffocative
- What does suffocative mean?
- Suffocative means tending or able to choke or stifle.
- What part of speech is suffocative?
- Suffocative is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce suffocative?
- Suffocative is pronounced /ˈsʌfəkətɪv/.
Words near suffocative in the dictionary
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