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susceptive

[ suh-sep-tiv ]
/ səˈsɛp tɪv /
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adjective
receptive.
susceptible.
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Origin of susceptive

1545–55; <Late Latin susceptīvus, equivalent to suscept(us) (see susceptible) + -īvus-ive

OTHER WORDS FROM susceptive

Words nearby susceptive

Susanna, Susanne, susceptance, susceptibility, susceptible, susceptive, susceptor, Susette, sushi, Susian, Susiana
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Words related to susceptive

apt, assailable, attackable, beatable, conquerable, disposed, exposed, given, inclined, open, penetrable, prone, sensitive, subject, susceptible, tending, verisimilar, vincible, vulnerable, acute

How to use susceptive in a sentence

  • Furthermore, I am an inceptive candidate and a susceptive candidate, and an acceptive candidate.

    Through the Outlooking Glass|Simeon Strunsky

  • However susceptive to outside stimuli, the true source of power in man lies within himself.

    The Art of Public Speaking|Dale Carnagey (AKA Dale Carnegie) and J. Berg Esenwein

British Dictionary definitions for susceptive

susceptive
/ (səˈsɛptɪv) /
adjective
another word for receptive
a variant of susceptible

Derived forms of susceptive

susceptivity (ˌsʌsɛpˈtɪvɪtɪ) or susceptiveness, noun
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