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solutive

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
so-lu-tive
IPA
11
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Tending to produce relaxation (as of the bowels); having laxative properties.

adj

loosening (of strictness of contractual terms), through gradual dissolution of binding obligations (as of a previously agreed-upon contract)

noun

A laxative medicine.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Medieval Latin solutivus, from Latin solutus (the past participle of solvere) + -ive (from the Latin suffix -ivus). Compare French solutif.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: solutivus, solutus

Inflected Forms

more solutive (comparative) most solutive (superlative) solutives (plural)

Questions

What does solutive mean?
Tending to produce relaxation (as of the bowels); having laxative properties.
Where does solutive come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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