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-ative

American

a combination of -ate and -ive, used to form adjectives from stems in -ate1 (regulative ); on this model, because of the frequency and productivity of -ate, used independently to form adjectives from stems of other origin.

normative.

-ative British

suffix

of, relating to, or tending to

authoritative
decorative
informative

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Etymology

Origin of -ative

< Latin -ātīvus, equivalent to -āt ( us ) -ate ¹ + -īvus -ive

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