qual|i|fi|ca|tive

qual|i|fi|ca|tive
qual|i|fi|ca|tive «KWOL uh fuh KAY tihv», adjective, noun.
–adj.
serving to qualify or modify.
–n.
something serving to qualify, such as a qualifying term or expression: »

These pedagogical reflections were interrupted by a fellow farther along the bar, who was using qualificatives that the bartender on duty…couldn't go along with (New Yorker).


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  • qual — nis·qual·li; qual; qual·i·fi·ca·tion; qual·i·fi·ca·tor; qual·i·fi·ca·tory; qual·i·fied·ly; qual·i·fied·ness; qual·i·fi·er; qual·i·ta·tive; qual·i·tied; qual·i·ty·less; quis·qual·is; ror·qual; sno·qual·mie; qual·i·fi·ca·tive; qual·i·fy; qual·i·ty; …   English syllables

  • qual´i|ta´tive|ly — qual|i|ta|tive «KWOL uh TAY tihv», adjective. concerned with quality or qualities: »The qualitative facts about food have to do with its vitamin content and its nutritional value. How the strength of the winds is related to the intensity of the… …   Useful english dictionary

  • qual|i|ta|tive — «KWOL uh TAY tihv», adjective. concerned with quality or qualities: »The qualitative facts about food have to do with its vitamin content and its nutritional value. How the strength of the winds is related to the intensity of the differential… …   Useful english dictionary

  • qual·i·ta·tive — …   Useful english dictionary

  • qualificative — qual·i·fi·ca·tive …   English syllables

  • ca — ab·a·ca; aba·ca·te; aba·ca·xi; ab·di·ca·ble; ab·di·ca·tion; ab·di·ca·tor; ab·ra·ca·dab·ra; ac·ca; ac·ciac·ca·tu·ra; ace·ti·fi·ca·tion; acid·i·fi·ca·tion; ac·ro·tho·rac·i·ca; ac·ti·fi·ca·tion; ad·ju·di·ca·taire; ad·ju·di·ca·tio; ad·ju·di·ca·tion;… …   English syllables

  • Qualificative — Qual i*fi*ca*tive, n. That which qualifies, modifies, or restricts; a qualifying term or statement. [1913 Webster] How many qualificatives, correctives, and restrictives he inserteth in this relation. Fuller. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • qualitative — qual|i|ta|tive [ kwalə,teıtıv ] adjective FORMAL concerning the quality of something: no qualitative difference between them ╾ qual|i|ta|tive|ly adverb …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • qualitative — qual•i•ta•tive [[t]ˈkwɒl ɪˌteɪ tɪv[/t]] adj. pertaining to or concerned with quality or qualities • Etymology: 1600–10; < LL quālitātīvus= L quālitāt (s. of quālitās) quality+ īvus ive qual′i•ta tive•ly, adv …   From formal English to slang

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