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qualitative
adjective qual·i·ta·tive \ˈkwä-lə-ˌtā-tiv\
: of or relating to how good something is : of or relating to the quality of something
Full Definition of QUALITATIVE
: of, relating to, or involving quality or kind
— qual·i·ta·tive·ly adverb
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First Known Use of QUALITATIVE
1607
Rhymes with QUALITATIVE
aggregative, agitative, applicative, carminative, circulative, cogitative, combinative, commutative, connotative, consecrative, consultative, contemplative, copulative, corporative, denotative, dissipative, duplicative, educative, facultative, federative, generative, germinative, gravitative, imitative, implicative, innovative, instigative, integrative, irritative, iterative, legislative, limitative, meditative, meliorative, motivative, nominative, nuncupative, operative, palliative, penetrative, procreative, propagative, quantitative, recreative, regulative, replicative, separative, terminative, vegetative
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qualitative
adjective qual·i·ta·tive \ˈkwäl-ə-ˌtāt-iv\
Medical Definition of QUALITATIVE
: of, relating to, or involving quality or kind <qualitative changes>
—qual·i·ta·tive·ly adverb
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