Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

instigative

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
in-stiga-tive
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Tending to instigate.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From instigate + -ive.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more instigative (comparative) most instigative (superlative)

Synonyms

incendiary incitive inflammatory rabble-rousing seditious

Questions

What does instigative mean?
Tending to instigate.
Where does instigative come from?
From instigate + -ive.

How to pronounce instigative

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