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concussive

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.17 in modern English

Syllables
con-cus-sive
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of, pertaining to, or causing concussion

Etymology

Etymology tree English concuss Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder. Latin -īvus Old French -ifbor. Middle English -yf English -ive English concussive From concuss + -ive.

Inflected Forms

more concussive (comparative) most concussive (superlative)

Derived Forms

concussively concussiveness postconcussive subconcussive

Frequently Paired Words

concussion

Questions

What does concussive mean?
Of, pertaining to, or causing concussion
Where does concussive come from?
Etymology tree English concuss Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder. Latin -īvus Old French -ifbor. Middle English -yf English -ive English concussive From concuss + -ive.

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