- car|i|ta|tive
- car|i|ta|tive «KAR uh TAY tihv», adjective.╂[< Medieval Latin cāritātivus < Latin cāritās]
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car|min|a|tive — «kahr MIHN uh tihv, KAHR muh NAY », adjective, noun. –adj. expelling gas from the stomach and intestines. –n. a medicine that does this: »Peppermint is often used as a carminative. ╂[< Latin carminātus, past participle of carmināre to card… … Useful english dictionary
tive — ab·duc·tive; ab·duc·tive·ly; ab·er·ra·tive; ab·re·ac·tive; ab·sorp·tive; ab·strac·tive; ac·cel·er·a·tive; ac·com·mo·da·tive; ac·cre·tive; ac·cul·tur·a·tive; ac·cu·mu·la·tive; ac·quis·i·tive; ac·quis·i·tive·ness; adapt·a·tive; ad·duc·tive;… … English syllables
de|mon´stra|tive|ness — de|mon|stra|tive «dih MON struh tihv», adjective, noun. –adj. 1. expressing one s affections freely and openly: »The girl s demonstrative greetings embarrassed her shy brother. 2. Grammar. pointing out. “This” and “that” are demonstrative… … Useful english dictionary
de|mon´stra|tive|ly — de|mon|stra|tive «dih MON struh tihv», adjective, noun. –adj. 1. expressing one s affections freely and openly: »The girl s demonstrative greetings embarrassed her shy brother. 2. Grammar. pointing out. “This” and “that” are demonstrative… … Useful english dictionary
de|mon|stra|tive — «dih MON struh tihv», adjective, noun. –adj. 1. expressing one s affections freely and openly: »The girl s demonstrative greetings embarrassed her shy brother. 2. Grammar. pointing out. “This” and “that” are demonstrative pronouns and also… … Useful english dictionary
ap|pos´i|tive|ly — ap|pos|i|tive «uh POZ uh tihv», noun, adjective. –n. a noun or noun equivalent added to another noun or pronoun as an explanation; word, phrase, or clause in apposition. In the sentence, “Mr. Brown, our neighbor, has a new car,” our neighbor is… … Useful english dictionary
ap|pos|i|tive — «uh POZ uh tihv», noun, adjective. –n. a noun or noun equivalent added to another noun or pronoun as an explanation; word, phrase, or clause in apposition. In the sentence, “Mr. Brown, our neighbor, has a new car,” our neighbor is an appositive.… … Useful english dictionary
Locomotive car — Locomotive Lo co*mo tive, n. A locomotive engine; a self propelling wheel carriage, especially one which bears a steam boiler and one or more steam engines which communicate motion to the wheels and thus propel the carriage, used to convey goods… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
rel·a·tive·ly — /ˈrɛlətıvli/ adv : when compared to others The car s price is relatively high/low. [=the car s price is fairly/somewhat high/low when compared to the price of other cars] We ve had a relatively [=comparatively] warm/cool/dry spring. There were… … Useful english dictionary
non·re·stric·tive — /ˌnɑːnrıˈstrıktıv/ adj 1 : not limiting or controlling something It s a nonrestrictive diet that stresses eating smaller portions rather than not eating certain foods. You ll be moving around a lot, so wear nonrestrictive clothing. [=clothes that … Useful english dictionary
