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evaluative

/ɪˈvæl.ju.ə.tɪv/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.30 in modern English

Syllables
eval-u-a-tive
IPA
/ɪˈvæl.ju.ə.tɪv/
16
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Relating to the assignment of value to a person, thing, or event.

adj

Judgmental; tending to reduce a thing to a simple evaluation.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree English evaluate Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder. Latin -īvus Old French -ifbor. Middle English -yf English -ive English evaluative From evaluate + -ive.

Inflected Forms

more evaluative (comparative) most evaluative (superlative)

Derived Forms

evaluatively evaluativeness evaluativism evaluativist evaluativity nonevaluative postevaluative socioevaluative

Phrases

evaluative diversity

Synonyms

appraising

Questions

How do you pronounce evaluative?
The recorded pronunciation is /ɪˈvæl.ju.ə.tɪv/.
What does evaluative mean?
Relating to the assignment of value to a person, thing, or event.
Where does evaluative come from?
Etymology tree English evaluate Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder. Latin -īvus Old French -ifbor. Middle English -yf English -ive English evaluative From evaluate + -ive.

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