agentive
/əˈd͡ʒɛntɪv/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: 1.33 in modern English
12
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Indicating an agent or agency (as -er in lexicographer).
adj
Pertaining to a grammatical agent that performs the action of the verb.
noun
A word having an agentive construction.
Example Sentences
- "On the other hand, she concedes that she has been able (in however limited a fashion) to take agentive actions to facilitate others’ socialization into and through Mandarin through programmatic activities she has contributed to. Thus, agency does not necessarily result in one’s own (sinophone or other) learning goals but may mediate others’ socialization, even when the facilitating or socializing agent is not herself an expert in the Chinese language."
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂eǵ- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *h₂éǵeti Proto-Italic *agō Latin agō Latin agēnsder. English agent Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder. Latin -īvus Old French -ifbor. Middle English -yf English -ive English agentive From agent + -ive.