Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

adjustive

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.11 in modern English

Syllables: ad-jus-tive
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Tending or serving to adjust.

Example Sentences

"adjustive behavior"
"adjustive force"
"adjustive procedure"
"adjustive reaction"

Etymology

From adjust + -ive.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: adjust

Inflected Forms

more adjustive (comparative) most adjustive (superlative)

Derived Forms

nonadjustive

Questions

What does adjustive mean?: Tending or serving to adjust.
Where does adjustive come from?: From adjust + -ive.

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