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suppressive

 
Dictionary: sup·pres·sive   (sə-prĕs'ĭv) pronunciation
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adj.
Tending or serving to suppress.


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    Serving to restrain forcefully: repressive. See attack/defend, restraint/unrestraint.

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The adjective has one meaning:

Meaning #1: tending to suppress

 
 
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