combinative

[ kom-buh-ney-tiv, kuhm-bahy-nuh- ]

adjective

1. tending or serving to combine.
2. of, relating to, or resulting from combination.

combinative

/ -trɪ; -nətɪv; ˈkɒmbɪnətərɪ; ˌkɒmbɪnəˈtɔːrɪəl; ˈkɒmbɪˌneɪtɪv /

adjective

1. resulting from being, tending to be, or able to be joined or mixed together
2. See isolative
   linguistics (of a sound change) occurring only in specific contexts or as a result of some other factor, such as change of stress within a word Compare isolative

Other Words From

• non·combi·native adjective
• un·combi·native adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of combinative¹

First recorded in 1850–55; combinat(ion) + -ive

Example Sentences

Primitive man was a combinative beast, and because of it he rose to primacy over all the animals.

From Project Gutenberg

They have great imagination, but it is the "combinative" imagination rather than the free poetic fancy of the Celt.

From Project Gutenberg

This requires a higher type of mental association (combinative  power) than mere enumeration.

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