Origin: Latin
suffix -ive
Eruptive has 5 different meanings across 1 category:
Adjective
Noun
1
An eruptive rock, one produced by eruption.
Adjective
1
producing or characterized by eruptions
"an eruptive disease"
2
produced by the action of fire or intense heat
"rocks formed by igneous agents"
3
actively spewing out lava
"a geyser is an intermittently eruptive hot spring"
4
That erupts or bursts forth.
Example Sentences
"an eruptive disease"
adjective
"rocks formed by igneous agents"
adjective
"a geyser is an intermittently eruptive hot spring"
adjective