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concessive

/kənˈsɛsɪv/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
con-ces-sive
IPA
/kənˈsɛsɪv/
17
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of, pertaining to, or being a concession; conceding.

adj

Joining clauses while conceding some notion.

noun

A phrase or clause that acts as a concession, such as "even if" or "although".

Inflected Forms

more concessive (comparative) most concessive (superlative) concessives (plural)

Derived Forms

concessively concessiveness

Phrases

concessive clause

Synonyms

concessional

Rhymes With

impressive progressive aggressive past progressive future progressive present progressive past perfect progressive future perfect progressive excessive successive passive-aggressive oppressive

Questions

How do you pronounce concessive?
The recorded pronunciation is /kənˈsɛsɪv/.
What does concessive mean?
Of, pertaining to, or being a concession; conceding.

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