Words Ending With ECTIVE
Here's the list of all the 68 Words Ending With ECTIVE in the English Language.
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| effective | 1. producing or capable of producing an intended result or having a striking effect 2. able to accomplish a purpose; functioning effectively More Definitions → |
| respective | 1. considered individually More Definitions → |
| objective | 1. undistorted by emotion or personal bias; based on observable phenomena 2. serving as or indicating the object of a verb or of certain prepositions and used for certain other purposes More Definitions → |
| perspective | 1. a way of regarding situations or topics etc. 2. the appearance of things relative to one another as determined by their distance from the viewer More Definitions → |
| collective | 1. members of a cooperative enterprise 2. done by or characteristic of individuals acting together More Definitions → |
| protective | 1. showing care 2. (usually followed by `of') solicitously caring or mindful More Definitions → |
| prospective | 1. of or concerned with or related to the future More Definitions → |
| directive | 1. a pronouncement encouraging or banning some activity 2. showing the way by conducting or leading; imposing direction on More Definitions → |
| selective | 1. tending to select; characterized by careful choice 2. characterized by very careful or fastidious selection More Definitions → |
| detective | 1. a police officer who investigates crimes 2. an investigator engaged or employed in obtaining information not easily available to the public More Definitions → |
| subjective | 1. taking place within the mind and modified by individual bias 2. of a mental act performed entirely within the mind More Definitions → |
| defective | 1. having a defect 2. markedly subnormal in structure or function or intelligence or behavior More Definitions → |
| elective | 1. a course that the student can select from among alternatives 2. optional More Definitions → |
| reflective | 1. capable of physically reflecting light or sound 2. deeply or seriously thoughtful More Definitions → |
| corrective | 1. designed to promote discipline 2. tending or intended to correct or counteract or restore to a normal condition More Definitions → |
| retrospective | 1. an exhibition of a representative selection of an artist's life work 2. concerned with or related to the past More Definitions → |
| ineffective | 1. not producing an intended effect 2. lacking in power or forcefulness More Definitions → |
| irrespective | 1. in spite of everything; without regard to drawbacks More Definitions → |
| affective | 1. characterized by emotion More Definitions → |
| adjective | 1. of or relating to or functioning as an adjective 2. relating to court practice and procedure as opposed to the principles of law More Definitions → |
| connective | 1. an uninflected function word that serves to conjoin words or phrases or clauses or sentences 2. an instrumentality that connects More Definitions → |
| introspective | 1. given to examining own sensory and perceptual experiences More Definitions → |
| infective | 1. able to cause disease 2. caused by infection or capable of causing infection More Definitions → |
| invective | 1. abusive or venomous language used to express blame or censure or bitter deep-seated ill will More Definitions → |
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