medicative

[ med-i-key-tiv ]

adjective

1. medicinal.

Other Words From

• anti·medi·cative adjective
• non·medi·cative adjective
• un·medi·cative adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of medicative¹

From the Medieval Latin word medicātīvus, dating back to 1635–45. See medicate, -ive

Example Sentences

Adjective expresses ideas, simple, abstract, general and medicative; it is an abstraction in the substantive.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• corrective
• healthful
• invigorating
• medicinal
• remedial
• salutary
• therapeutic