applicative

[ap-li-key-tiv, uh-plik-uh-]

adjective

1. usable or capable of being used; practical; applicatory.

applicative

/ əˈplɪkətɪv /

adjective

1. relevant or applicable

Other Word Forms

• applicatively adverb
• nonapplicative adjective
• pseudoapplicative adjective
• unapplicative adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of applicative¹

1630–40; applicate (now obsolete) to apply ( application ) + -ive

Example Sentences

If he be a student of character, it will have for him a personal interest as well as the relative value of its applicative side.

From Project Gutenberg

I never thought of writing applicative poems—the heavens forfend!

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• germane 
• pertinent 
• relevant 
• suitable 
• suited 
• useful