Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

eruptive

/ɪˈɹʌptɪv/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.30 in modern English

Syllables
erup-tive
IPA
/ɪˈɹʌptɪv/
13
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

That erupts or bursts forth.

adj

Accompanied by eruptions.

adj

Produced by eruption.

noun

An eruptive rock, one produced by eruption.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From French éruptif. By surface analysis, erupt + -ive.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more eruptive (comparative) most eruptive (superlative) eruptives (plural)

Derived Forms

aneruptive eruptively eruptiveness eruptivity intereruptive noneruptive posteruptive preeruptive syneruptive uneruptive

Phrases

eruptive prominence eruptive star eruptive variable eruptive xanthoma

Synonyms

igneous

Rhymes With

disruptive corruptive

Questions

How do you pronounce eruptive?
The recorded pronunciation is /ɪˈɹʌptɪv/.
What does eruptive mean?
That erupts or bursts forth.
Where does eruptive come from?
It is traced to French.

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