- pro|ba|tive
- pro|ba|tive «PROH buh tihv, PROB uh-», adjective.2. for a trial or test: »
Some are only probative, and designed to…stir up those virtues which before lay dormant in the soul (Robert South).
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pro|duc´tive|ly — pro|duc|tive «pruh DUHK tihv», adjective. 1. producing much; fertile: »a productive farm, a productive writer. SYNONYM(S): See syn. under fertile. (Cf. ↑fertile) 2. producing food or other articles of commerce: »Farming is productive labor … Useful english dictionary
pro|duc|tive — «pruh DUHK tihv», adjective. 1. producing much; fertile: »a productive farm, a productive writer. SYNONYM(S): See syn. under fertile. (Cf. ↑fertile) 2. producing food or other articles of commerce: »Farming is productive labor … Useful english dictionary
pro|tec´tive|ly — pro|tec|tive «pruh TEHK tihv», adjective. 1. being a defense; protecting: »the hard protective covering of a turtle. Marathon came up with protective packaging that made frozen food specialties practical (Newsweek). 2. preventing injury to those… … Useful english dictionary
pro|tec|tive — «pruh TEHK tihv», adjective. 1. being a defense; protecting: »the hard protective covering of a turtle. Marathon came up with protective packaging that made frozen food specialties practical (Newsweek). 2. preventing injury to those around: »a… … Useful english dictionary
pro|ac´tive|ly — pro|ac|tive «proh AK tihv», adjective. 1. Psychology. characterized by the dominance of first learned material over material learned subsequently: »24 hours after having learned List I and List II, a subject s recall of List II words diminishes… … Useful english dictionary
pro|ac|tive — «proh AK tihv», adjective. 1. Psychology. characterized by the dominance of first learned material over material learned subsequently: »24 hours after having learned List I and List II, a subject s recall of List II words diminishes but his… … Useful english dictionary
pro|jec´tive|ly — pro|jec|tive «pruh JEHK tihv», adjective. 1. of or having to do with projection; produced by projection. 2. projecting. –pro|jec´tive|ly, adverb … Useful english dictionary
pro|jec|tive — «pruh JEHK tihv», adjective. 1. of or having to do with projection; produced by projection. 2. projecting. –pro|jec´tive|ly, adverb … Useful english dictionary
pro|mo|tive — «pruh MOH tihv», adjective. tending to promote: »promotive of business interests. –pro|mo´tive|ness, noun … Useful english dictionary
pro|scrip´tive|ly — pro|scrip|tive «proh SKRIHP tihv», adjective. proscribing; tending to proscribe: »The Imperial ministers pursued with proscriptive laws, and ineffectual arms, the rebels whom they had made (Edward Gibbon). –pro|scrip´tive|ly, adverb … Useful english dictionary
pro|scrip|tive — «proh SKRIHP tihv», adjective. proscribing; tending to proscribe: »The Imperial ministers pursued with proscriptive laws, and ineffectual arms, the rebels whom they had made (Edward Gibbon). –pro|scrip´tive|ly, adverb … Useful english dictionary
