Meanings
adjectiveconformative (comparative more conformative, superlative most conformative)
comparative more conformative · superlative most conformative
- nonstandardTending to conform; abiding by rules, laws, or social conventions.
A true individual is not conformative but formative.
1932, Jean Toomer, “As the Eagle Soars”, in Crisis - nonstandardOf or pertaining to a conformation.
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