Meanings
adjectiveinflective (not comparable)
- not comparablegrammarInflectional; characterized by variation, or change in form, to mark case, tense, etc.; subject to inflection.
- not comparableCapable of, or relating to, inflection; deflecting.
inflective quality of the air
1713, W[illiam] Derham, Physico-Theology: Or, A Demonstration of the Being and Attributes of God, from His Works of Creation. […], London: […] W[illiam] Innys, […], →OCLC
Origin
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with inflective
effectiverespectiveobjectivecollectiveprotectiveprospectivedirectiveselectivedetectivesubjectivedefectiveelectivereflectivecorrectiveretrospectiveineffectiveirrespectiveaffectiveconnectiveconvectiveprojectiveintrospectiveinfectiveinjective
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inflective. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/inflective
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“inflective.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/inflective. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “inflective,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/inflective.
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