| ASSUMPTIVE | • assumptive adj. Held as true or valid without evidence. • assumptive adj. Forward or presumptuous. • assumptive adj. (Heraldry, of arms, not comparable) Originally, being arms which a person had a right to assume, in… |
| COPULATIVE | • copulative adj. Of or pertaining to copulation. • copulative adj. (Grammar) That acts as a copula. • copulative adj. (Grammar) That connects the subject of a clause with its complement. |
| DEPURATIVE | • depurative adj. (Medicine) Purifying the blood or humours; depuratory. • depurative n. Any depurative remedy or agent. • depurative n. Any disease that is depurative. |
| IMPUTATIVE | • imputative adj. Of, related, or pertaining to imputation. • IMPUTATIVE adj. transferred by imputation; that may be imputed. |
| OCCUPATIVE | • occupative adj. Occupational; relating to one’s occupation or employment. • OCCUPATIVE adj. held by tenure based on occupation. |
| PULVINATED | • pulvinated adj. Pulvinate. • PULVINATED adj. cushion-like; bulging; pillowy, also PULVINATE. |
| PURGATIVES | • purgatives n. Plural of purgative. • PURGATIVE n. a medicine that empties the intestines. |
| PURSUIVANT | • pursuivant n. (Archaic) A follower. • pursuivant n. (Heraldry) A functionary of lower rank than a herald, but discharging similar duties; called also pursuivant… • pursuivant n. (Freemasonry) A Grand Lodge Officer who guards the inner door during a meeting of the Grand Lodge. |
| PUTATIVELY | • putatively adv. According to belief. • PUTATIVE adv. supposed or reputed. |
| REPUTATIVE | • reputative adj. Reputed; putative. • REPUTATIVE adj. reputed, putative. |
| SUPRAVITAL | • supravital adj. (Cytology, of a stain) Capable of staining living cells after their removal from a host. • SUPRAVITAL adj. relating to the staining of living tissues. |
| USURPATIVE | • usurpative adj. That usurps. • USURPATIVE adj. relating to usurpation. |
| VAPOURIEST | • VAPOURY adj. full of vapour; affected with the vapours, also VAPORY. |
| VAPULATING | • vapulating v. Present participle of vapulate. • VAPULATE v. to flog; to be flogged. |
| VAPULATION | • vapulation n. (Obsolete) The act of beating or whipping. • VAPULATION n. the act of beating or whipping. |
| VITUPERATE | • vituperate v. (Transitive). • vituperate v. (Intransitive) To use abusive or harsh words. • vituperate adj. Of, characterized by, or relating to abusive or harsh criticism. |