Adjectives Containing PTIVE
Here's the list of all the 59 Adjectives Containing PTIVE in the English Language.
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| adaptive | 1. having a capacity for adaptation More Definitions → |
| descriptive | 1. serving to describe or inform or characterized by description 2. of or relating to an approach to linguistic analysis that aims at the description of a language's forms, structures and usage More Definitions → |
| captive | 1. being in captivity 2. giving or marked by complete attention to More Definitions → |
| disruptive | 1. characterized by unrest or disorder or insubordination More Definitions → |
| contraceptive | 1. capable of preventing conception or impregnation More Definitions → |
| adoptive | 1. of parents and children; related by adoption 2. acquired as your own by free choice More Definitions → |
| deceptive | 1. causing one to believe what is not true or fail to believe what is true 2. designed to deceive or mislead either deliberately or inadvertently More Definitions → |
| receptive | 1. ready or willing to receive favorably 2. open to arguments, ideas, or change More Definitions → |
| preemptive | 1. designed or having the power to deter or prevent an anticipated situation or occurrence More Definitions → |
| prescriptive | 1. pertaining to giving directives or rules More Definitions → |
| perceptive | 1. of or relating to perception 2. having the ability to perceive or understand; keen in discernment More Definitions → |
| presumptive | 1. having a reasonable basis for belief or acceptance 2. affording reasonable grounds for belief or acceptance More Definitions → |
| redemptive | 1. of or relating to or resulting in redemption 2. bringing about salvation or redemption from sin More Definitions → |
| consumptive | 1. tending to consume or use often wastefully 2. afflicted with or associated with pulmonary tuberculosis More Definitions → |
| absorptive | 1. having power or capacity or tendency to absorb or soak up something (liquids or energy etc.) More Definitions → |
| eruptive | 1. producing or characterized by eruptions 2. produced by the action of fire or intense heat More Definitions → |
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