Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

aggravative

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ag-gra-va-tive
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Tending to aggravate.

noun

That which aggravates.

Etymology

Etymology tree English aggravate Latin -īvus Old French -ifbor. Middle English -yf English -ive English aggravative From aggravate + -ive.

Inflected Forms

more aggravative (comparative) most aggravative (superlative) aggravatives (plural)

Questions

What does aggravative mean?: Tending to aggravate.
Where does aggravative come from?: Etymology tree English aggravate Latin -īvus Old French -ifbor. Middle English -yf English -ive English aggravative From aggravate + -ive.

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