Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

excretive

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ex-cre-tive
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having the power of excreting, or promoting excretion.

Example Sentences

"in their excretive faculty in evacuating the excrementicious humours"

Etymology

From excrete + -ive.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: excrete

Synonyms

excretory

Questions

What does excretive mean?: Having the power of excreting, or promoting excretion.
Where does excretive come from?: From excrete + -ive.

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