accommodative

[ uh-kom-uh-dey-tiv ]

/ əˈkɒm əˌdeɪ tɪv /

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adjective

tending to accommodate; adaptive.

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Origin of accommodative

First recorded in 1835–45; accommodate + -ive

OTHER WORDS FROM accommodative

ac·com·mo·da·tive·ness, noun

Words nearby accommodative

accommodation ladder, accommodation line, accommodation platform, accommodation reflex, accommodation train, accommodative, accommodative asthenopia, accommodator, accompaniment, accompanist, accompany

How to use accommodative in a sentence

So, while policy remains accommodative, these more hawkish signals from the Fed may finally usher in some meaningful upward movements in mortgage rates.
Mortgage rates are stubbornly remaining below 3 percent|Kathy Orton|June 17, 2021|Washington Post
I do think on a short-term basis, we could see a sell-off if there is a risk that appears imminent, but we have to recognize that all current risks are being cushioned by this incredibly accommodative Fed, which does have an impact.
Why stocks soared while America struggled|Emily Stewart|May 7, 2021|Vox
The improving health situation, combined with extremely accommodative monetary and fiscal policy, is boosting manufacturing, putting the economy on course for its fastest growth pace in 37 yearsthis year.
Unemployment benefits claims rose last week, despite improving labor market||March 18, 2021|Washington Post
Perhaps encouraged by such accommodative silence, China has tightened its grip over Tibet.
Tibet’s Ticking Time Bomb|Kapil Komireddi|January 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST

I have occasionally seen periodic accommodative squint with emmetropia of the fixing eye.
Schweigger on Squint|C. Schweigger
Although differing much from the typical form, these cases of voluntary accommodative squint were also included in the statistics.
Schweigger on Squint|C. Schweigger
The diagnosis of accommodative asthenopia is as a rule confirmed ex juvantibus; this cannot be asserted for the muscular form.
Schweigger on Squint|C. Schweigger
We must place the same claims to the diagnosis of muscular asthenopia as to that of the accommodative form.
Schweigger on Squint|C. Schweigger
Early distaste for reading is often acquired by farsighted persons, owing to the strain on the accommodative apparatus.
The Home Medical Library, Volume II (of VI)|Various

Medical definitions for accommodative

accommodative

[ ə-kŏm′ə-dā′tĭv ]

adj.

Of or relating to accommodation.