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caritive

American  
[kar-i-tiv] / ˈkær ɪ tɪv /

adjective

  1. (in certain inflected languages, especially of the Caucasian group) abessive.

Etymology

Origin of caritive

First recorded in 1855–60; from Latin carit(us) “devoid of, without” (past participle of carēre “not to have, to want”) + -ive

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