Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

radicative

/ɹæˈdɪkəˌtɪv/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: rad-ica-tive
IPA: /ɹæˈdɪkəˌtɪv/

16

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

causing to take root, establishing

Obsolete

adj

extending to the root, radical

Obsolete

Etymology

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

Word Breakdown

Suffix: radicate

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ɹæˈdɪkəˌtɪv/
British English: /ɹaˈdɪkəˌtɪv/

Usage

Obsolete

Inflected Forms

more radicative (comparative) most radicative (superlative)

Questions

How do you pronounce radicative?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɹæˈdɪkəˌtɪv/.
What does radicative mean?: causing to take root, establishing
Where does radicative come from?: From radicate (“cause to take root”) + -ive.

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