| APPETITIVE | • appetitive adj. Having the quality of desiring gratification. • APPETITIVE adj. having or giving an appetite. |
| APPOINTIVE | • appointive adj. Of, pertaining to, or filled by appointment. • APPOINTIVE adj. subject to appointment; as, an appointive office. |
| APPOSITIVE | • appositive adj. Of or being in apposition. • appositive n. (Grammar) a word or phrase that is in apposition. • APPOSITIVE adj. relating to apposition. |
| OPPILATIVE | • oppilative adj. (Obsolete) Obstructive. • oppilative n. (Obsolete) A medicine that obstructs, or closes the pores. • OPPILATIVE adj. obstructive. |
| OPPOSITIVE | • oppositive adj. Expressing contrariety. • oppositive n. The oppositive case, or an instance of its use. • OPPOSITIVE adj. capable of being put in opposition. |
| OVERTIPPED | • overtipped v. Simple past tense and past participle of overtip. • OVERTIP v. to tip more than is normal. |
| OVERTOPPED | • overtopped v. Simple past tense and past participle of overtop. • OVERTOP v. to rise above the top of. |
| PERCEPTIVE | • perceptive adj. Having or showing keenness of perception, insight, understanding, or intuition. • PERCEPTIVE adj. responsive to sensory stimuli. |
| PRECEPTIVE | • preceptive adj. (Law) Of, pertaining to, or based on precepts. • preceptive adj. Instructive; didactic. • PRECEPTIVE adj. concerning rules of conduct, laws or precepts, also PRECEPTIAL. |
| PREEMPTIVE | • preemptive adj. Of or relating to preemption. • preemptive adj. Made so as to deter an anticipated unpleasant situation. • preemptive adj. (Bridge, of a high-level bid) Intended to interfere with an opponent’s bidding. |
| STOVEPIPES | • stovepipes n. Plural of stovepipe. • stovepipes n. Synonym of stovepipe trousers. • STOVEPIPE n. a man's tall cylindrical (usually silk) hat. |
| SUPPLETIVE | • suppletive adj. Making up for deficiencies; supplementary; suppletory. • suppletive adj. (Grammar) Supplying an etymologically unrelated word with forms, or which is used as one of its forms… • suppletive adj. (Law) Relating to laws which can apply in a contract if the parties choose to agree to this. |
| SUPPORTIVE | • supportive adj. Providing support. • SUPPORTIVE adj. tending to support. |