Adjectives Containing SSIVE
Here's the list of all the 68 Adjectives Containing SSIVE in the English Language.
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| massive | 1. imposing in size or bulk or solidity 2. being the same substance throughout 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 → |
| 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 → |
| successive | 1. in regular succession without gaps 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 → |
| obsessive | 1. characterized by or constituting an obsession More Definitions → |
| depressive | 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 → |
| oppressive | 1. weighing heavily on the senses or spirit 2. marked by unjust severity or arbitrary behavior More Definitions → |
| repressive | 1. restrictive of action More Definitions → |
| permissive | 1. not preventive 2. granting or inclined or able to grant permission; not strict in discipline 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 → |
| immunosuppressive | 1. of or relating to a substance that lowers the body's normal immune response and induces immunosuppression 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 → |
| percussive | 1. involving percussion or featuring percussive instruments More Definitions → |
| dismissive | 1. showing indifference or disregard 2. stopping to associate with More Definitions → |
| suppressive | 1. tending to suppress More Definitions → |
| missive | More Definitions → |
| unimpressive | 1. not capable of impressing More Definitions → |
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