inflative

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Middle English inflātīve (causing swelling; producing wind), from Medieval Latin īnflātīvus, from īnflō (I inflate; I blow into). Compare the obsolete French adjective inflatif, inflative.

Pronunciation[edit]

Adjective[edit]

inflative (not comparable)

  1. (obsolete) Of an inflating quality or tendency.

Italian[edit]

Adjective[edit]

inflative f

  1. feminine plural of inflativo