Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

extenuative

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ex-ten-u-a-tive
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

5

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Tending to extenuate.

noun

That which extenuates.

Example Sentences

"I'll leave aside the implications of connecting a 'general theory of intention' with 'extenuatives', that is, excuses."

Etymology

From extenuate + -ive.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: extenuate

Inflected Forms

more extenuative (comparative) most extenuative (superlative) extenuatives (plural)

Questions

What does extenuative mean?: Tending to extenuate.
Where does extenuative come from?: From extenuate + -ive.

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