radicative

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English

Etymology

From radicate (“cause to take root”) +‎ -ive.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

radicative (comparative more radicative, superlative most radicative)

  1. (obsolete, rare) causing to take root, establishing
  2. (obsolete, rare) extending to the root, radical

References

“radicative, adj.”, in OED Online Paid subscription required⁠, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.

Anagrams

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