Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

rejective

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: re-jec-tive
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Tending to reject.

Example Sentences

"He thought by Cora's intent frown at him that she was going to state an objection to unrobing. Instead, she used a rejective wriggle to slither out of her frock, and there stood squirming, putting a shield of arms before her breasts and belly."
"Rejective or rebellious elements are inevitably involved, but their influence during the actual commission of delinquent acts is relatively small […]"

Etymology

From reject + -ive.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: reject

Inflected Forms

more rejective (comparative) most rejective (superlative)

Phrases

rejective art

Rhymes With

effective objective collective detective respective protective selective prospective subjective directive ineffective reflective

Questions

What does rejective mean?: Tending to reject.
Where does rejective come from?: From reject + -ive.

How to pronounce rejective

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