Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

institutive

/ɪnˈstɪtjʊtɪv/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: in-sti-tu-tive
IPA: /ɪnˈstɪtjʊtɪv/

14

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Tending or intended to institute; having the power to establish.

adj

Established; depending on, or characterized by, institution or order.

Example Sentences

"These words do not seem institutive or collative of power, but rather only admonitive or exhortative to duty"
"institutive decency"

Etymology

From institute + -ive.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: institute

Derived Forms

institutively

Questions

How do you pronounce institutive?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɪnˈstɪtjʊtɪv/.
What does institutive mean?: Tending or intended to institute; having the power to establish.
Where does institutive come from?: From institute + -ive.

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