medicative

[ med-i-key-tiv ]
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adjective

Origin of medicative

1
From the Medieval Latin word medicātīvus, dating back to 1635–45. See medicate, -ive

Other words from medicative

  • an·ti·med·i·ca·tive, adjective
  • non·med·i·ca·tive, adjective
  • un·med·i·ca·tive, adjective

Words Nearby medicative

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How to use medicative in a sentence

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