institutive

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/ɪnˈstɪtjʊtɪv//ɪnˈstɪt͡ʃətɪv/

adjective

Tending or intended to institute; having the power to establish.

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Meanings

adjectiveinstitutive (not comparable)
  1. not comparableTending or intended to institute; having the power to establish.

    These words do not seem institutive or collative of power, but rather only admonitive or exhortative to duty

    a. 1678 (date written), Isaac Barrow, “(please specify the chapter name or sermon number)”, in The Works of Dr. Isaac Barrow. […], volume (please specify |volume=I to VII), London: A[braham] J[ohn] Valpy, […], published 1830–1831, →OCLC
  2. not comparableEstablished; depending on, or characterized by, institution or order.

    institutive decency

    1643, J[ohn] M[ilton], The Doctrine and Discipline of Divorce: […], London: […] T[homas] P[aine] and M[atthew] S[immons] […], →OCLC

Origin

From institute + -ive.

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APA

institutive. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/institutive

MLA

“institutive.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/institutive. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “institutive,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/institutive.

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