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Nonrestrictive Moderate

Origin: Latin suffix -ive

Nonrestrictive has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Adjective

Definitions
Adjective
1

not limiting the reference of a modified word or phrase

"the nonrestrictive clause in `I always buy his books, which have influenced me greatly,' refers to his books generally and adds an additional fact about them"

2

not restrictive; not imposing restrictions

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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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