-ative


  1. a combination of -ate1 and -ive, used to form adjectives from stems in -ate1 (regulative); on this model, because of the frequency and productivity of -ate1, used independently to form adjectives from stems of other origin: normative.

Origin of -ative

1
<Latin -ātīvus, equivalent to -āt(us) -ate1 + -īvus-ive

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British Dictionary definitions for -ative

-ative

suffix forming adjectives
  1. of, relating to, or tending to: authoritative; decorative; informative

Origin of -ative

1
from Latin -ātīvus, from ātus -ate 1 + īvus -ive

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