caritive

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adjective

Of or relating to the caritive case.

OriginLatin careo →
Scrabble 13
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Meanings

adjectivecaritive (not comparable)
  1. not comparablegrammarOf or relating to the caritive case.
  2. not comparablegrammarOf words or endings that express a lack of something, for example English homeless/-less or unsalted/un-, Finnish koditon, suolaton, -ton.

Origin

  1. Latincareo“I lack, am without”
  2. Englishcaritive

From Latin careo (“I lack, am without”).

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Translations

Finnish karitiivinen
  • karitiivinenof words or endings expressing a lack
Polish w caritivusie
  • w caritivusieof words or endings expressing a lack
Cite this entry
APA

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MLA

“caritive.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/caritive. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “caritive,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/caritive.

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