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applicative

American

[ap-li-kay-tiv, uh-plik-uh-] / ˈæp lɪˌkeɪ tɪv, əˈplɪk ə- /

adjective

usable or capable of being used; practical; applicatory.

applicative British

/ əˈplɪkətɪv /

adjective

relevant or applicable

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Etymology

Origin of applicative

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

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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 S. Weir (Silas Weir) Mitchell

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

From The Letters of Elizabeth Barrett Browning (1 of 2) by Sir Frederic G. (Frederic George) Kenyon

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applicative

adjective

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