institutive

American

[in-sti-too-tiv, -tyoo-] / ˈɪn stɪˌtu tɪv, -ˌtyu- /

adjective

tending or intended to institute or establish.

institutive British

/ ˈɪnstɪˌtjuːtɪv /

adjective

concerned with instituting and establishing
established by custom or law

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Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

uninstitutively

adverb
uninstitutive

adjective
institutively

adverb

Etymology

Origin of institutive

First recorded in 1620–30; institute + -ive

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