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underivative

underivative adjective: not derivative.

Adjective

underivative (comparative more underivative, superlative most underivative)

  1. Not derivative.
    • The ideas of substance and of the attributes are conceived through themselves, or immediately (intuitively) cognized; they are underivative, original, self-evident ideas.1893, Richard Falckenberg, History Of Modern Philosophy

Forms of underivative

comparativemore underivative
superlativemost underivative

Origin of underivative

From un- + derivative.

Words formed from underivative

Questions about underivative

What does underivative mean?
Underivative means not derivative.
What part of speech is underivative?
Underivative is an adjective.

Words near underivative in the dictionary

  1. underissuing
  2. underivability
  3. underivable
  4. underivables
  5. underivatised
  6. underivative
  7. underivatively
  8. underivatized
  9. underiveable
  10. underived
  11. underivedly

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