cognoscitive

[ kog-nos-i-tiv ]

adjective
  1. having the ability to know or discover: cognoscitive powers.

Origin of cognoscitive

1
1630–40; <Latin cognōsc(ere) to know, come to know + -itive

Other words from cognoscitive

  • cog·nos·ci·tive·ly, adverb

Words Nearby cognoscitive

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