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tolerative

tolerative adjective: relating to a grammatical case, similar to the passive, that indicates something is being allowed or tolerated.

Adjective

tolerative (not comparable)

  1. Relating to a grammatical case, similar to the passive, that indicates something is being allowed or tolerated.

Origin of tolerative

tolerate + -ive

Questions about tolerative

What does tolerative mean?
Tolerative means relating to a grammatical case, similar to the passive, that indicates something is being allowed or tolerated.
What part of speech is tolerative?
Tolerative is an adjective.

Words near tolerative in the dictionary

  1. toleration
  2. tolerationism
  3. tolerationist
  4. tolerationists
  5. tolerations
  6. tolerative
  7. tolerator
  8. tolerators
  9. tolerigenic
  10. tolerisable
  11. tolerisation

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