Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

finitive

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: fini-tive
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Indicating a definite boundary.

Example Sentences

"The finitive extensions turn an unbounded action into a bounded one, with a distinct end-point implied, e.g., changing "to cut" into "to cut off.""

Questions

What does finitive mean?: Indicating a definite boundary.

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