Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

desistive

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: de-sis-tive
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

conclusive or final

Obsolete

Etymology

Etymology tree English desist Latin -īvus Old French -ifbor. Middle English -yf English -ive English desistive From desist + -ive.

Usage

Obsolete

Inflected Forms

more desistive (comparative) most desistive (superlative)

Questions

What does desistive mean?: conclusive or final
Where does desistive come from?: Etymology tree English desist Latin -īvus Old French -ifbor. Middle English -yf English -ive English desistive From desist + -ive.

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