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applicative

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

adjective

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

applicative British  
/ əˈplɪkətɪv /

adjective

  1. relevant or applicable

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Other Word Forms

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

Etymology

Origin of applicative

1630–40; applicate (now obsolete) to apply ( 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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