inflative

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UK/ɪnˈfleɪtɪv/

adjective

Of an inflating quality or tendency.

OriginMiddle English inflātīve ← Medieval Latin īnflātīvus →
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Meanings

adjectiveinflative (not comparable)
  1. not comparableobsoleteOf an inflating quality or tendency.

Origin

  1. Medieval Latinīnflātīvus
  2. Middle Englishinflātīve“causing swelling; producing wind”
  3. Englishinflative

From Middle English inflātīve (“causing swelling; producing wind”), from Medieval Latin īnflātīvus, from īnflō (“to inflate; to blow into”). Compare the obsolete French adjective inflatif, inflative.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with inflative

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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