constraintive

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/kənˈstɹeɪntɪv/

adjective

constraining; compulsory

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Meanings

adjectiveconstraintive (comparative more constraintive, superlative most constraintive)

comparative more constraintive · superlative most constraintive

  1. archaicconstraining; compulsory

    constraintive vow

    1602, Richard Carew, Survey of Cornwall

Origin

From constraint + -ive.

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APA

constraintive. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/constraintive

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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