applicative
Americanadjective
adjective
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of applicative
1630–40; applicate (now obsolete) to apply ( see application) + -ive
Example Sentences
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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 Doctor and Patient by Mitchell, S. Weir (Silas Weir)
I never thought of writing applicative poems—the heavens forfend!
From The Letters of Elizabeth Barrett Browning (1 of 2) by Kenyon, Frederic G. (Frederic George), Sir
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