Adjectives Containing SIVE
Here's the list of all the 211 Adjectives Containing SIVE in the English Language.
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| comprehensive | 1. including all or everything 2. broad in scope More Definitions → |
| exclusive | 1. excluding much or all; especially all but a particular group or minority 2. not divided or shared with others More Definitions → |
| extensive | 1. large in spatial extent or range or scope or quantity 2. broad in scope or content More Definitions → |
| massive | 1. imposing in size or bulk or solidity 2. being the same substance throughout More Definitions → |
| expensive | 1. high in price or charging high prices More Definitions → |
| progressive | 1. favoring or promoting progress 2. (of taxes) adjusted so that the rate increases as the amount of income increases More Definitions → |
| inclusive | 1. including much or everything; and especially including stated limits More Definitions → |
| intensive | 1. tending to give force or emphasis 2. of agriculture; intended to increase productivity of a fixed area by expending more capital and labor More Definitions → |
| offensive | 1. violating or tending to violate or offend against 2. causing or able to cause nausea More Definitions → |
| impressive | 1. producing a strong effect 2. making a strong or vivid impression More Definitions → |
| aggressive | 1. tending to spread quickly 2. characteristic of an enemy or one eager to fight More Definitions → |
| excessive | 1. beyond normal limits 2. unrestrained, especially with regard to feelings More Definitions → |
| passive | 1. peacefully resistant in response to injustice 2. lacking in energy or will More Definitions → |
| defensive | 1. attempting to justify or defend in speech or writing 2. intended or appropriate for defending against or deterring aggression or attack More Definitions → |
| inexpensive | 1. relatively low in price or charging low prices More Definitions → |
| adhesive | 1. tending to adhere More Definitions → |
| responsive | 1. containing or using responses; alternating 2. readily reacting or replying to people or events or stimuli; showing emotion More Definitions → |
| explosive | 1. liable to lead to sudden change or violence 2. sudden and loud More Definitions → |
| invasive | 1. involving invasion or aggressive attack 2. gradually intrusive without right or permission More Definitions → |
| abusive | 1. expressing offensive reproach 2. characterized by physical or psychological maltreatment More Definitions → |
| successive | 1. in regular succession without gaps More Definitions → |
| recursive | 1. of or relating to a recursion More Definitions → |
| decisive | 1. determining or having the power to determine an outcome 2. characterized by decision and firmness More Definitions → |
| pervasive | 1. spreading or spread throughout More Definitions → |
| expressive | 1. characterized by expression 2. performing gestures or possessing qualities or features that suggest a certain state of being or emotion More Definitions → |
| elusive | 1. difficult to describe 2. skillful at eluding capture More Definitions → |
| persuasive | 1. intended or having the power to induce action or belief More Definitions → |
| compulsive | 1. caused by or suggestive of psychological compulsion 2. strongly motivated to succeed More Definitions → |
| obsessive | 1. characterized by or constituting an obsession More Definitions → |
| abrasive | 1. causing abrasion 2. sharply disagreeable; rigorous More Definitions → |
| expansive | 1. of behavior that is impressive and ambitious in scale or scope 2. marked by exaggerated feelings of euphoria and delusions of grandeur More Definitions → |
| intrusive | 1. tending to intrude (especially upon privacy) 2. of rock material; forced while molten into cracks between layers of other rock More Definitions → |
| depressive | More Definitions → |
| conclusive | 1. forming an end or termination; especially putting an end to doubt or question More Definitions → |
| cohesive | 1. causing cohesion 2. cohering or tending to cohere; well integrated More Definitions → |
| submissive | 1. abjectly submissive; characteristic of a slave or servant 2. inclined or willing to submit to orders or wishes of others or showing such inclination More Definitions → |
| corrosive | 1. of a substance, especially a strong acid; capable of destroying or eating away by chemical action 2. spitefully sarcastic More Definitions → |
| oppressive | 1. weighing heavily on the senses or spirit 2. marked by unjust severity or arbitrary behavior More Definitions → |
| subversive | 1. in opposition to a civil authority or government More Definitions → |
| repressive | 1. restrictive of action More Definitions → |
| hypertensive | 1. having abnormally high blood pressure More Definitions → |
| permissive | 1. not preventive 2. granting or inclined or able to grant permission; not strict in discipline More Definitions → |
| impulsive | 1. proceeding from natural feeling or impulse without external stimulus 2. without forethought More Definitions → |
| divisive | 1. dissenting (especially dissenting with the majority opinion) More Definitions → |
| recessive | 1. of or pertaining to a recession 2. (of genes) producing its characteristic phenotype only when its allele is identical More Definitions → |
| inconclusive | 1. not conclusive; not putting an end to doubt or question More Definitions → |
| repulsive | 1. possessing the ability to repel 2. offensive to the mind More Definitions → |
| incisive | 1. having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions 2. suitable for cutting or piercing More Definitions → |
| evasive | 1. deliberately vague or ambiguous 2. avoiding or escaping from difficulty or danger especially enemy fire More Definitions → |
| cursive | 1. having successive letters joined together More Definitions → |
| apprehensive | 1. quick to understand 2. mentally upset over possible misfortune or danger etc More Definitions → |
| unobtrusive | 1. not obtrusive or undesirably noticeable More Definitions → |
| unresponsive | 1. not responding to some influence or stimulus 2. aloof or indifferent More Definitions → |
| immunosuppressive | 1. of or relating to a substance that lowers the body's normal immune response and induces immunosuppression More Definitions → |
| noninvasive | 1. relating to a technique that does not involve puncturing the skin or entering a body cavity More Definitions → |
| discursive | 1. proceeding to a conclusion by reason or argument rather than intuition 2. (of e.g. speech and writing) tending to depart from the main point or cover a wide range of subjects More Definitions → |
| regressive | 1. (of taxes) adjusted so that the rate decreases as the amount of income increases 2. opposing progress; returning to a former less advanced state More Definitions → |
| possessive | 1. serving to express or indicate possession 2. desirous of owning More Definitions → |
| pensive | 1. deeply or seriously thoughtful 2. showing pensive sadness More Definitions → |
| percussive | 1. involving percussion or featuring percussive instruments More Definitions → |
| dispersive | 1. spreading by diffusion More Definitions → |
| dismissive | 1. showing indifference or disregard 2. stopping to associate with More Definitions → |
| reclusive | 1. withdrawn from society; seeking solitude 2. providing privacy or seclusion More Definitions → |
| diffusive | 1. spreading by diffusion More Definitions → |
| suppressive | 1. tending to suppress More Definitions → |
| occlusive | 1. tending to occlude More Definitions → |
| missive | More Definitions → |
| indecisive | 1. characterized by lack of decision and firmness 2. not definitely settling something More Definitions → |
| convulsive | 1. affected by involuntary jerky muscular contractions; resembling a spasm 2. resembling a convulsion in being sudden and violent More Definitions → |
| unimpressive | 1. not capable of impressing More Definitions → |
| erosive | 1. wearing away by friction 2. of a substance, especially a strong acid; capable of destroying or eating away by chemical action More Definitions → |
| obtrusive | 1. sticking out; protruding 2. undesirably noticeable More Definitions → |
| coextensive | 1. being of equal extent or scope or duration More Definitions → |
| illusive | 1. based on or having the nature of an illusion More Definitions → |
| inoffensive | 1. not causing anger or annoyance 2. giving no offense More Definitions → |
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