embracive

[ em-brey-siv ]

adjective

1. thoroughly embracing embrace or encompassing.
2. given to embracing embrace or caressing.

Other Words From

• em·bracive·ly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of embracive¹

First recorded in 1850–55; embrace ¹ + -ive

Example Sentences

The Bhagavad Gita, however, points out that the methods of yoga are all-embracive.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• comprehensive
• encyclopedic
• extensive
• full-scale
• in-depth
• intensive
• sweeping
• thorough

More About Embracive

What does embracive mean?

Embracive describes something that is fully encompassing, as in Ulga took an embracive approach to learning about Guatemala by living there for several years.

Something that is embracive surrounds something else, as an envelope does for a letter or a phone case does for a mobile phone. 

Embracive can also mean given to embracing or caressing, as in Parents are often embracive of their new babies, hugging and cuddling them a lot.

Example: The marketing plan is embracive of our company’s mission and direction.

Where does embracive come from?

The first records of the term embracive come from around the 1850s. It combines the term embrace, meaning “to encircle” or “to enclose,” and the suffix -ive, which creates adjectives with a meaning of “expressing tendency, disposition, or function.”

Figuratively, embracive can be used to mean open and accepting. A class that covers all the aspects of its topic could be called embracive. If you’re accepting of all people, you could describe yourself as embracive of all people. This use is sometimes used interchangeably with inclusive.

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What are some other forms related to embracive?

• embracively (adverb)

What are some synonyms for embracive?

• comprehensive
• exhaustive
• intensive
• sweeping
• thorough

What are some words that share a root or word element with embracive? 

• brace
• embrace
• embracery

What are some words that often get used in discussing embracive?

• project
• approach
• divisive

How is embracive used in real life?

Embracive is an uncommon word that is usually used in conversations about learning, strategy, or openness.

“'We the people' is an embracive term that covers everyone who dwells in this fair land.” – Ruth Bader Ginsberg

— Stanford University (@Stanford) February 7, 2017

Don't perpetuate the emasculation of your own people. Be inventive , embracive , understanding and supportive of your kind. #WakeUp

— King Los (@iamKingLos) December 28, 2015

If ur gonna give me a hug.. then GIVE ME A HUG! I don't want a side embracive pat on the back lol

— Anne Schleper (@_aschlep) February 16, 2012

Try using embracive!

Which of the following is NOT a synonym for embracive?

A. sweeping
B. partial
C. extensive
D. in-depth