embracive

[em-brey-siv]

adjective

1. thoroughly embracing embrace or encompassing.

2. given to embracing embrace or caressing.

Other Word Forms

• embracively adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of embracive¹

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

Example Sentences

The idea of beauty can be embracive and still leave difference intact.

From New York Times

It was my first taste of a more liberal setting that was embracive of art.

From Los Angeles Times

Milley faced accusations this past week by Republicans in Congress that he was far too "woke" and embracive of "critical race theory."

From Salon

Mr. Musante, who served time with Blue Man Group, enlisted a bunch of experimental theater artists for this hearty helping of community spirit, with the aim of not just being immersive but embracive.

From New York Times

“The genius of our Constitution is that this concept of ‘We the people’ has become ever more embracive,” she told a reverential crowd of 1,400 that greeted and sent off Ginsburg with standing ovations.

From Washington Post

Related Words

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

When To Use

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.