substitutive

[ suhb-sti-too-tiv, -tyoo- ]

adjective

1. serving as or capable of serving as a substitute.
2. pertaining to or involving substitution.

Other Words From

• substi·tutive·ly adverb
• non·substi·tutive adjective
• un·substi·tutive adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of substitutive¹

First recorded in 1590–1600; substitute + -ive

Example Sentences

The substitutive measures here again are the only wise and effective ones.

From Project Gutenberg

Mathematical symbols146 have, then, become substitutive signs.

From Project Gutenberg