priv´a|tive|ly — priv|a|tive «PRIHV uh tihv», adjective, noun. –adj. 1. Grammar and Logic. expressing deprivation or denial of something. Un is a privative prefix; unwise means not wise. Never is a privative word. 2. Obsolete. having the quality of depriving. –n … Useful english dictionary
de|priv|a|tive — «dih PRIHV uh tihv», adjective. tending to deprive; characterized by deprivation … Useful english dictionary
priv — priv·i·leged; priv·i·ly; Priv·ine; priv·i·ty; priv·a·tive; priv·i·lege; para·thy·ro·priv·ic; … 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
privative — priv·a·tive … English syllables
privatively — priv·a·tive·ly … English syllables
privative — priv•a•tive [[t]ˈprɪv ə tɪv[/t]] adj. 1) causing, or tending to cause, deprivation 2) consisting in or characterized by the taking away, loss, or lack of something 3) gram. Gram. indicating negation or absence 4) gram. Gram. a privative element,… … From formal English to slang
a — acar·a·pis; ac·a·ri·a·sis; ac·a·ri·a·sis; ac·a·ri·na; ac·a·ri·nar·i·um; ac·a·rine; ac·a·ri·nol·o·gy; ac·a·ri·no·sis; ac·a·ro·ce·cid·i·um; ac·a·roid; ac·a·rol·o·gist; ac·a·rol·o·gy; ac·a·ro·pho·bia; ac·a·rus; acat·a·lep·sy; acat·a·lex·is;… … English syllables
ly — ly·so·genesis; ly·so·genetic; Ly·sol; ly·so·lecithin; ly·so·zyme; ly·syl; ly·thra·ce·ae; ly·thra·les; ly·thrum; mach·i·a·vel·li·an·ly; ma·chine·ly; mac·ro·ceph·a·ly; mad·ly; mag·i·cal·ly; mag·is·te·ri·al·ly; mag·is·tral·ly; mag·net·i·cal·ly;… … English syllables
deprive — de•prive [[t]dɪˈpraɪv[/t]] v. t. prived, priv•ing 1) to divest of something possessed or enjoyed; dispossess; strip 2) to keep from possessing or enjoying something withheld: to deprive a child of affection[/ex] 3) to remove from office •… … From formal English to slang