caritive
American
[kar-i-tiv]
/ ˈkær ɪ tɪv /
adjective
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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