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Given the richness of English, a number of words ending in "tive" that are synonymous with "harsh" may be found. One example is the word "punitive", which literally means "punishment-related" but has typically carried the additional meaning of "harsh or unjustified" into its more basic sense.

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Words that end in tive?

Some words that end with 'tive' are:Active,addictiveadditiveadjectiveaffirmativeargumentativeassertiveattentiveattractive,automotivecaptivecognitivecomparativecompetitiveconductiveconsecutiveconservativecontraceptivecorrectivecreativedefectivedefinitivederivativedetectivedisruptivedistinctiveelectiveemotiveexecutiveexhaustiveexploitativefigurativeformativefixativeformativefugitiveimperativeinitiativeindicativeinfinitiveinformativeinhibitiveinitiativeintrospectiveintuitivelaxativelocomotivelucrativemotivenarrativenativenegativeobjectiveobstructiveoperativeperceptiveperspectiveplaintivepositivepreventiveprimitiveproductivepunitiveradioactivereceptivereflectiverefractiverepetitiverepresentativerelativeremunerativerepetitiverestorativeretentivesecretiveseductiveselectivesubjectivesuperlativesupportivetransitivevindictivevotive


What part of speech is tive?

"Tive" isn't a word, so it's no "part of speech".


Is tive a suffix?

No, tive is not a word.


Can a A- tive blood group donate her lungs to the patient having AB-tive blood groip?

lungs can not be donated.


Why use the -tive voltage in vibration probes instead of plus tive voltage in Bentley Nevada system?

potential difference


What does -tive mean?

strong and positive


The addi tive inverse of 3 is?

-3


How do you syllable appositive?

ap-pos-i-tive


How do you divide attentive into a syllables?

at-ten-tive


What is the correct way to divide regular into syllables?

There are five syllables in the word representative : rep/re/sent/a/tive


How many syllables does creative have?

3 cre-a-tive


How many syllables are in festive?

two, fes-tive