Origin: Latin
suffix -ive
Acceptive has 3 different meanings across 1 category:
Adjective
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"
Example Sentences
"she was seldom acceptive of my suggestions"
adjective
"acceptive of every new idea"
adjective
"an acceptant type of mind"
adjective
Origin
This word comes from combining the root accept with the suffix -ive. It originally meant having the nature or quality of accepting something.