Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

violative

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.75 in modern English

Syllables
vi-ola-tive
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Tending to violate; constituting a violation; of or relating to violation.

American usage

Example Sentences

Etymology

From violate + -ive.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

more violative (comparative) most violative (superlative)

Derived Forms

Synonyms

Questions

What does violative mean?
Tending to violate; constituting a violation; of or relating to violation.
Where does violative come from?
From violate + -ive.

How to pronounce violative

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