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surpassive

surpassive adjective: surpassing.

Adjective

surpassive (comparative more surpassive, superlative most surpassive)

  1. (rare) surpassing
    • Mr. Fred Walsh rendered a number of selections on the piano and they were played with a skill of surpassive talent that is remarkable and surprising when consideration is given for the handicap of the man.1920, The Mentor, volume 21, page 45

Forms of surpassive

comparativemore surpassive
superlativemost surpassive

Origin of surpassive

From surpass + -ive.

Questions about surpassive

What does surpassive mean?
Surpassive means surpassing.
What part of speech is surpassive?
Surpassive is an adjective.

Words near surpassive in the dictionary

  1. surpasseth
  2. surpassing
  3. surpassingly
  4. surpassingness
  5. surpassings
  6. surpassive
  7. surpay
  8. surpays
  9. surpeti
  10. surpetis
  11. surplice

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