8-Letter Adjectives Containing IVE
Here's the list of all the 113 8-Letter Adjectives Containing IVE in the English Language.
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| received | 1. widely accepted as true or worthy 2. conforming to the established language usage of educated native speakers More Definitions → |
| positive | 1. characterized by or displaying affirmation or acceptance or certainty etc. 2. indicating existence or presence of a suspected condition or pathogen More Definitions → |
| creative | 1. promoting construction or creation 2. having the ability or power to create More Definitions → |
| negative | 1. characterized by or displaying negation or denial or opposition or resistance; having no positive features 2. expressing or consisting of a negation or refusal or denial More Definitions → |
| relative | 1. properly related in size or degree or other measurable characteristics; usually followed by `to' 2. estimated by comparison; not absolute or complete More Definitions → |
| adaptive | 1. having a capacity for adaptation More Definitions → |
| inactive | 1. (pathology) not progressing or increasing; or progressing slowly 2. (military) not involved in military operations More Definitions → |
| adhesive | 1. tending to adhere More Definitions → |
| elective | 1. optional 2. subject to popular election More Definitions → |
| invasive | 1. involving invasion or aggressive attack 2. gradually intrusive without right or permission More Definitions → |
| putative | 1. purported; commonly put forth or accepted as true on inconclusive grounds More Definitions → |
| reactive | 1. reacting to a stimulus 2. participating readily in reactions More Definitions → |
| deprived | 1. marked by deprivation especially of the necessities of life or healthful environmental influences More Definitions → |
| additive | 1. designating or involving an equation whose terms are of the first degree 2. characterized or produced by addition More Definitions → |
| decisive | 1. determining or having the power to determine an outcome 2. characterized by decision and firmness More Definitions → |
| punitive | 1. inflicting punishment More Definitions → |
| abrasive | 1. causing abrasion 2. sharply disagreeable; rigorous More Definitions → |
| fugitive | 1. lasting for a markedly brief time More Definitions → |
| adoptive | 1. of parents and children; related by adoption 2. acquired as your own by free choice More Definitions → |
| diverted | 1. pleasantly occupied More Definitions → |
| cohesive | 1. causing cohesion 2. cohering or tending to cohere; well integrated More Definitions → |
| coercive | 1. serving or intended to coerce More Definitions → |
| riveting | 1. capable of arousing and holding the attention More Definitions → |
| divisive | 1. dissenting (especially dissenting with the majority opinion) More Definitions → |
| incisive | 1. having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions 2. suitable for cutting or piercing More Definitions → |
| curative | 1. tending to cure or restore to health More Definitions → |
| sedative | 1. tending to soothe or tranquilize More Definitions → |
| laxative | 1. stimulating evacuation of feces More Definitions → |
| abortive | 1. failing to accomplish an intended result More Definitions → |
| genitive | 1. serving to express or indicate possession More Definitions → |
| sportive | 1. relating to or interested in sports 2. given to merry frolicking More Definitions → |
| locative | More Definitions → |
| illusive | 1. based on or having the nature of an illusion More Definitions → |
| fixative | More Definitions → |
| eruptive | 1. producing or characterized by eruptions 2. produced by the action of fire or intense heat More Definitions → |