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Acceptive Moderate

Origin: Latin suffix -ive

Acceptive has 3 different meanings across 1 category:

Adjective

Definitions
Adjective
1

inclined to accept rather than reject

"she was seldom acceptive of my suggestions"

2

accepting willingly

"acceptive of every new idea"

"an acceptant type of mind"

3

Fit for acceptance.

Example Sentences
"she was seldom acceptive of my suggestions" adjective
"acceptive of every new idea" adjective
"an acceptant type of mind" adjective
Related Terms
Antonyms
rejective

Origin

This word comes from combining the root accept with the suffix -ive. It originally meant having the nature or quality of accepting something.

Rhyming Words
vive zive give yive jive wive tive rive five bive dive live hive skive blive shive alive snive chive swive
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