- con|a|tive
- con|a|tive «KON uh tihv, KOH nuh-», adjective.1. Philosophy, Psychology. having to do with conation or striving.2. Grammar. expressing endeavor.
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con|struc´tive|ly — con|struc|tive «kuhn STRUHK tihv», adjective. 1. tending to construct; building up; helpful: »During the experiment the teacher gave some constructive suggestions that prevented accidents. SYNONYM(S): formative, shaping. 2. having to do with… … Useful english dictionary
con|struc|tive — «kuhn STRUHK tihv», adjective. 1. tending to construct; building up; helpful: »During the experiment the teacher gave some constructive suggestions that prevented accidents. SYNONYM(S): formative, shaping. 2. having to do with construction;… … Useful english dictionary
con|sump´tive|ly — con|sump|tive «kuhn SUHMP tihv», adjective, noun. –adj. 1. having or likely to have tuberculosis of the lungs. 2. of tuberculosis of the lungs. 3. tending to consume; destructive; wasteful: »Figurative. To manage such a thing as this in letters… … Useful english dictionary
con|sump|tive — «kuhn SUHMP tihv», adjective, noun. –adj. 1. having or likely to have tuberculosis of the lungs. 2. of tuberculosis of the lungs. 3. tending to consume; destructive; wasteful: »Figurative. To manage such a thing as this in letters was a thing too … Useful english dictionary
con|cep´tive|ly — con|cep|tive «kuhn SEHP tihv», adjective. conceiving; forming conceptions. –con|cep´tive|ly, adverb … Useful english dictionary
con|cep|tive — «kuhn SEHP tihv», adjective. conceiving; forming conceptions. –con|cep´tive|ly, adverb … Useful english dictionary
con|duc´tive|ly — con|duc|tive «kuhn DUHK tihv», adjective. 1. having conductivity. 2. of conduction. –con|duc´tive|ly, adverb … Useful english dictionary
con|duc|tive — «kuhn DUHK tihv», adjective. 1. having conductivity. 2. of conduction. –con|duc´tive|ly, adverb … Useful english dictionary
con|junc´tive|ly — con|junc|tive «kuhn JUHNGK tihv», adjective, noun. –adj. 1. joining together; connecting; uniting; combining. SYNONYM(S): connective. 2. joined together; joint; united; combined … Useful english dictionary
con|junc|tive — «kuhn JUHNGK tihv», adjective, noun. –adj. 1. joining together; connecting; uniting; combining. SYNONYM(S): connective. 2. joined together; joint; united; combined … Useful english dictionary
con|nec´tive|ly — con|nec|tive «kuh NEHK tihv», adjective, noun. –adj. that connects; having the power of connecting; tending to connect. –n. 1. anything that connects. 2. a word used to connect words, phrases, clauses, and sentences. Conjunctions and relative… … Useful english dictionary
