dissective

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adjective

Tending to dissect.

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Meanings

adjectivedissective (comparative more dissective, superlative most dissective)

comparative more dissective · superlative most dissective

  1. Tending to dissect.
  2. grammarReferring to a number of individual or separate things rather than a mass (e.g. snowflakes rather than snow).

Origin

From dissect + -ive.

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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