| COOPERATIVE | • cooperative adj. Ready to work with another person or in a team; ready to cooperate. • cooperative adj. Involving cooperation between individuals or parties. • cooperative adj. Relating to a cooperative or cooperatives. |
| EXASPERATIVE | • exasperative adj. (Archaic) exasperating; causing annoyance. • EXASPERATIVE adj. causing exasperation. |
| IMPERATIVE | • imperative adj. Essential; crucial; extremely important. • imperative adj. (Grammar) Of, or relating to the imperative mood. • imperative adj. (Computing theory) Having semantics that incorporates mutable variables. |
| INOPERATIVE | • inoperative adj. Not working or functioning; either idle or broken. • inoperative adj. (Law) No longer legally binding. • INOPERATIVE adj. not operative. |
| INTEROPERATIVE | • interoperative adj. During a surgical operation. • INTEROPERATIVE adj. between operatives. |
| NONCOOPERATIVE | • noncooperative adj. Not cooperative; uncooperative. • NONCOOPERATIVE adj. of, relating to, or characterized by noncooperation. |
| NONOPERATIVE | • nonoperative adj. Not requiring or involving a medical operation or surgery. • nonoperative adj. Not operative, not operational; inoperative. • nonoperative n. (Uncommon) One who is not an operative (“employee or worker”). |
| OPERATIVE | • operative adj. Effectual or important. • operative adj. Functional, in working order. • operative adj. Having the power of acting; hence, exerting force, physical or moral; active in the production of effects. |
| PERIOPERATIVE | • perioperative adj. (Surgery) Relating to the period around an operation, including immediate preoperative preparation and… |
| POSTOPERATIVE | • postoperative adj. Of, relating to, or occurring in the period after a surgical operation. • postoperative n. A transgender person who has undergone gender reassignment surgery. • post-operative adj. Alternative spelling of postoperative. |
| PREOPERATIVE | • preoperative adj. Prior to surgery. • preoperative n. A transgender person who has not yet undergone gender reassignment surgery. • PREOPERATIVE adj. occurring before a surgical operation. |
| RECUPERATIVE | • recuperative adj. In the way of recuperation. • recuperative n. Any remedy that aids recuperation. • RECUPERATIVE adj. of or relating to recuperation. |
| TEMPERATIVE | • temperative adj. Having the power to temper something. • TEMPERATIVE adj. having a moderating influence. |
| UNCOOPERATIVE | • uncooperative adj. Not cooperative. • uncoöperative adj. Alternative spelling of uncooperative. • unco-operative adj. Alternative spelling of uncooperative. |
| UNOPERATIVE | • unoperative adj. Obsolete form of inoperative. • UNOPERATIVE adj. not operative. |
| VITUPERATIVE | • vituperative adj. Marked by harsh, spoken, or written abuse; abusive, often with ranting or railing. • VITUPERATIVE adj. uttering or given to censure, also VITUPERATORY. |