Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

castrative

/kaˈstɹeɪtɪv/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
cas-tra-tive
IPA
/kaˈstɹeɪtɪv/
15
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Causing (the effects of) castration.

Etymology

From castrate + -ive.

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • British English: /kaˈstɹeɪtɪv/

Inflected Forms

more castrative (comparative) most castrative (superlative)

Derived Forms

castratively castrativeness

Rhymes With

near-native subcreative

Questions

How do you pronounce castrative?
The recorded pronunciation is /kaˈstɹeɪtɪv/.
What does castrative mean?
Causing (the effects of) castration.
Where does castrative come from?
From castrate + -ive.

How to pronounce castrative

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