Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

matterative

/məˈtɜɹətɪv/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
mat-ter-a-tive
IPA
/məˈtɜɹətɪv/
16
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having the nature of or containing matter or pus

Obsolete

Example Sentences

Etymology

From matter + -ative.

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /məˈtɜɹətɪv/
  • British English: /məˈtɜɹətɪv/

Usage

Inflected Forms

more matterative (comparative) most matterative (superlative)

Questions

How do you pronounce matterative?
The recorded pronunciation is /məˈtɜɹətɪv/.
What does matterative mean?
Having the nature of or containing matter or pus
Where does matterative come from?
From matter + -ative.

How to pronounce matterative

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