agentive

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
12
Words With Friends
15
Letters
8
Pronunciation
/əˈd͡ʒɛntɪv/
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/əˈd͡ʒɛntɪv/ · /ˈeɪd͡ʒəntɪv/

Definition of agentive

3 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

adj

  1. (not-comparable)Indicating an agent or agency (as -er in lexicographer).
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adj

  1. (not-comparable)Indicating an agent or agency (as -er in lexicographer).
  2. (not-comparable)Pertaining to a grammatical agent that performs the action of the verb.
    “On the other hand, she concedes that she has been able (in however limited a fashion) to take agentive actions to facilitate others’ socialization into and through Mandarin through programmatic activities she has contributed to. Thus, agency does not necessarily result in one’s own (sinophone or other) learning goals but may mediate others’ socialization, even when the facilitating or socializing agent is not herself an expert in the Chinese language.”

noun

  1. A word having an agentive construction.

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Etymology

From agent + -ive.

Anagrams of agentive

2 plays · some not in Scrabble

Best play negative 12 points

Words you can make from agentive

145 playable · top: NEGATIVE (12 pts)

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7-letter words

3 words

6-letter words

9 words

5-letter words

25 words

4-letter words

45 words

3-letter words

47 words

2-letter words

15 words

Hooks

1 extension · 1 back

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