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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

temperative

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
tem-per-a-tive
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having the power to temper (control or restrict) something.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Compare Latin temperativus (“soothing”).

Inflected Forms

more temperative (comparative) most temperative (superlative) temperatives (plural)

Questions

What does temperative mean?
Having the power to temper (control or restrict) something.
Where does temperative come from?
Compare Latin temperativus (“soothing”).

How to pronounce temperative

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