-ative

adjective suffix

: relating to or connected with something

: designed to do something

: tending to do something

Full Definition of -ATIVE

: of, relating to, or connected with <authoritative> : tending to <talkative>

Latin -ativus, from -atus -ate + -ivus -ive

-ATIVE Defined for Kids

adjective suffix \ə-tiv, ˌā-\

: of, relating to, or connected with <authoritative>

: designed to do something <informative>

: tending to <talkative>

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