| ABESSIVES | • abessives n. Plural of abessive. • ABESSIVE n. a grammatical case denoting absence or lack. |
| ADESSIVES | • adessives n. Plural of adessive. • ADESSIVE n. a grammatical case indicating place where or proximity to. |
| ADMISSIVE | • admissive adj. Tending to admit or allow. • ADMISSIVE adj. relating to admission. |
| CARESSIVE | • caressive adj. Having the nature of a caress; gentle, soothing. • caressive adj. (Linguistics) Of a diminutive: indicating affection or endearment. • caressive n. (Linguistics) A type of diminutive indicating affection or endearment. |
| DEMISSIVE | • demissive adj. Downcast; submissive; humble. • DEMISSIVE adj. (obsolete) humble, also DEMISS. |
| EGRESSIVE | • egressive adj. Going or directed outward. • egressive adj. (Phonetics, of a speech sound) Uttered by pushing air out through the mouth or nose. • egressive adj. (Geology) descriptive of a place or channel through which something such as water or lava leaves an area. |
| EXCESSIVE | • excessive adj. Exceeding the usual bounds of something; extravagant; immoderate. • EXCESSIVE adj. beyond what is usual or right; immoderate. |
| IMPASSIVE | • impassive adj. Having, or revealing, no emotion. • impassive adj. Still or motionless. • IMPASSIVE adj. not showing feeling or emotion. |
| INESSIVES | • inessives n. Plural of inessive. • INESSIVE n. a case in Finnish nouns indicating location within. |
| MASSIVELY | • massively adv. In a massive manner, in a way that appears large, heavy or imposing. • massively adv. (Slang) Greatly. • MASSIVE adv. of great size. |
| OBSESSIVE | • obsessive adj. Prone to cause obsession. • obsessive adj. Having one thought or pursuing one activity to the absolute or nearly absolute exclusion of all others. • obsessive adj. Excessive, as results from obsession. |
| PASSIVATE | • passivate v. (Chemistry) to reduce the chemical reactivity of a surface by applying a coating. • PASSIVATE v. to coat metal with oxides to protect from corrosion. |
| PASSIVELY | • passively adv. In a passive manner; without conscious or self-directed action. • passively adv. In an acquiescent manner; resignedly or submissively. • passively adv. (Grammar) In the passive voice; having a passive construction. |
| PASSIVISM | • passivism n. The quality or principle of being passive. • PASSIVISM n. the doctrine of being passive. |
| PASSIVIST | • passivist n. One who adopts a passive approach, or passivism. • PASSIVIST n. one who believes in passivism, the doctrine of being passive. |
| PASSIVITY | • passivity n. The state of being passive. • passivity n. Submissiveness. • passivity n. A lack of initiative. |
| RECESSIVE | • recessive adj. Going back; receding. • recessive adj. (Genetics) Able to be masked by a dominant allele or trait. • recessive adj. (By extension) Not dominant; whose effect is masked by stronger effects. |
| REMISSIVE | • remissive adj. Remitting; forgiving; abating. • REMISSIVE adj. remitting; forgiving. |