Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

insertive

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.22 in modern English

Syllables: in-sertive
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or relating to insertion, especially in regard to sexual acts.

Example Sentences

"The insertive partner or the receptive one?"
"It is possible that a larger proportion of infections may be attributable to insertive anal intercourse at this time compared to earlier in the epidemic."
"Insertive interdisciplinary applications are an important element in the development and longevity of a school of thought, a fact that PKE seems to have missed."
"The Ln-N s-bond insertive mechanism prevails for the examined intramolecular hydroamination of (4E,6)-heptadienylamine 1t by [Cp*(2)La-CH(TMS)(2)] starting material 2."

Etymology

From insert + -ive.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: insert

Questions

What does insertive mean?: Of or relating to insertion, especially in regard to sexual acts.
Where does insertive come from?: From insert + -ive.

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