Meanings
- not comparableCharacterized by the tendency to harass; tending to harass; constituting or pertaining to harassment.
The hypothesis that women generally perceive sexually harassive conduct in the workplace to be unacceptable is clearly supported by these results.
1993, Americas & Latinas3 more examples
Specifically, former Supervisor (Christie) indicated having "warned" Grievant J_ about his harassive behavior toward the female approximately three (3) to four (4) months prior to her submission of the complaint.
1990, Labor Arbitration ReportsA set of jointly necessary and sufficient conditions of sexual harassment are defended which purport to capture the more subtle instances of sexual harassment while circumventing those sexual advances that are not sexually harassive.
2001, Robert A. H. Larmer, Ethics in the Workplace: Selected Readings in Business EthicsA person's dignity can be violated without causing an harassive environment and an harassive environment may not necessarily violate an individual's dignity. Harassive in this context meaning - hostile, degrading, humiliating or offensive.
2006, Equality Commission for Northern Ireland, Harassment & Bullying in the Workplace
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveCharacterized by the tendency to harass; tending to harass; constituting or pertaining to harassment.
Origin
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