Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

extentive

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
ex-ten-tive
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A part of speech, such as a suffix, that indicates the extent or size of something.

Etymology

From extent + -ive.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

extentives (plural)

Questions

What does extentive mean?
A part of speech, such as a suffix, that indicates the extent or size of something.
Where does extentive come from?
From extent + -ive.

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