expective

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It's a recognised English word, but it isn't in the official NASPA Scrabble word list.

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9

Definition of expective

2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

adj

  1. expectative
    “This expective treatment is followed for two or even three hours before the placenta is expressed by manual interference”
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adj

  1. expectative
    “This expective treatment is followed for two or even three hours before the placenta is expressed by manual interference”
  2. A verb form in some native American languages that implies expectation of an action, as opposed to the report of an action or a general statement about the type of action.

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Etymology

From expect + -ive.

Anagrams of expective

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