| ADUMBRATIVE | • adumbrative adj. Of or pertaining to adumbration. • ADUMBRATIVE adj. with the character of a sketch or outline. |
| ATTRIBUTIVE | • attributive adj. (Grammar, of a word or phrase) Modifying another word, typically a noun, while in the same phrase. • attributive adj. Attributing; characterized by attributing; effecting attribution. • attributive n. (Grammar) An attributive word or phrase (see above), contrasted with predicative or substantive. |
| INOBTRUSIVE | • inobtrusive adj. Inconspicuous; unobtrusive. • INOBTRUSIVE adj. not obtrusive, also UNOBTRUSIVE. |
| LUBRICATIVE | • lubricative adj. Assisting, or relating to, lubrication. • LUBRICATIVE adj. serving to lubricate. |
| OBJURGATIVE | • objurgative adj. That objurgates; sharply disapproving. • OBJURGATIVE adj. chiding, scolding, also OBJURGATORY. |
| OBSTRUCTIVE | • obstructive adj. Causing obstructions. • obstructive n. One who obstructs something. • OBSTRUCTIVE adj. serving to obstruct. |
| OBTRUSIVELY | • obtrusively adv. In an obtrusive manner. • OBTRUSIVE adv. thrusting forward. |
| RETRIBUTIVE | • retributive adj. Relating to retribution; retaliatory. • RETRIBUTIVE adj. relating to retribution. |
| SUBCURATIVE | • subcurative adj. (Medicine) Insufficient to effect a cure. • SUBCURATIVE adj. less than wholly curative. |
| SUBINTERVAL | • subinterval n. Any of several smaller intervals into which a larger one is divided. • SUBINTERVAL n. an interval that is a subdivision or a subset of an interval. |
| SUBORNATIVE | • subornative adj. Of or pertaining to subornation. • SUBORNATIVE adj. serving to suborn. |
| SUBSERVIENT | • subservient adj. Useful in an inferior capacity. • subservient adj. Obsequiously submissive. • SUBSERVIENT adj. useful in an inferior capacity. |
| SUBSTRATIVE | • SUBSTRATIVE adj. relating to a substratum. |
| SUBTRACTIVE | • subtractive adj. Of or pertaining to subtraction. • subtractive adj. Of a colour: from which some wavelengths have been removed. • SUBTRACTIVE adj. tending to subtract. |
| SUBVERTICAL | • subvertical adj. Partly or not quite vertical. • SUBVERTICAL adj. below the vertical. |
| SUBVITREOUS | • subvitreous adj. (Mineralogy) Having an almost vitreous lustre. • SUBVITREOUS adj. somewhat vitreous. |
| UNAVERTIBLE | • unavertible adj. That cannot be averted. • UNAVERTIBLE adj. that cannot be averted, also UNAVERTABLE. |
| UNOBTRUSIVE | • unobtrusive adj. Not obtrusive; not blatant or noticeable; discreet, inconspicuous. • UNOBTRUSIVE adj. not obtrusive, also INOBTRUSIVE. |
| VITUPERABLE | • vituperable adj. Liable to, or deserving, vituperation or severe censure. • VITUPERABLE adj. deserving vituperation. |