-itive

1. a suffix occurring in substantives of Latin origin:

   definitive; fugitive.

Word History and Origins

Origin of -itive¹

< Latin -itīvus or -ītīvus; -ite ², -ive

Example Sentences

Post′-pos′itive; Post′-remote′, more remote in subsequent time or order; Post′-ter′tiary, more recent than the Tertiary.

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Prim′itive-col′ours, the colours from which all others are supposed to be derived—viz.

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Voli′tionless; Vol′itive, having power to will: expressing a wish.

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Exhib′itive, serving for exhibition: representative; Exhib′itory, exhibiting.

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