- ex|plan|a|tive
- ex|plan|a|tive «ehk SPLAN uh tihv», adjective.explanatory; serving to explain.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
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plan — plan·et; plan·e·tar·i·an; plan·e·tary; plan·occipital; plan·o·graph; plan·tain; plan·ti·grade; di·plan·e·tism; ex·plan·a·tive·ly; ex·plan·ta·tion; plan·et·oi·dal; plan·et·o·log·i·cal; plan·et·ol·o·gist; plan·ful·ly; plan·ful·ness; plan·gent·ly;… … English syllables
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
ten´ta|tive|ness — ten|ta|tive «TEHN tuh tihv», adjective, noun. –adj. 1. done as a trial or experiment; experimental: »a tentative plan. 2. hesitating: »a tentative laugh. –n. a trial; experiment: »I had even made some tentatives for…a reconciliation (H. G. Wells) … Useful english dictionary
ten´ta|tive|ly — ten|ta|tive «TEHN tuh tihv», adjective, noun. –adj. 1. done as a trial or experiment; experimental: »a tentative plan. 2. hesitating: »a tentative laugh. –n. a trial; experiment: »I had even made some tentatives for…a reconciliation (H. G. Wells) … Useful english dictionary
ten|ta|tive — «TEHN tuh tihv», adjective, noun. –adj. 1. done as a trial or experiment; experimental: »a tentative plan. 2. hesitating: »a tentative laugh. –n. a trial; experiment: »I had even made some tentatives for…a reconciliation (H. G. Wells) … Useful english dictionary
af|firm´a|tive-ac´tion — affirmative action, U.S. any plan or program that promotes the employment of women and of members of minority groups. –af|firm´a|tive ac´tion, adjective … Useful english dictionary
con|sta|tive — «kuhn STAY tihv», adjective. Grammar, Philosophy. stating or asserting a wish, command, or plan, not its actual performance. “I hope to go” is a constative utterace; “I am going” is a performative utterance … Useful english dictionary
per|form|a|tive — «puhr FR muh tihv», adjective. Grammar, Philosophy. stating or asserting the actual performance of a wish, command, or plan … Useful english dictionary
explanative — ex·plan·a·tive … English syllables
explanatively — ex·plan·a·tive·ly … English syllables
