oscillative

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adjective

Tending to oscillate; oscillatory, oscillating.

“c. 1860-1861, Isaac Taylor, Logic in Theology this oscillative antagonism between incompatible paradoxes”

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Meanings

adjectiveoscillative (not comparable)
  1. not comparableTending to oscillate; oscillatory, oscillating.

    c. 1860-1861, Isaac Taylor, Logic in Theology this oscillative antagonism between incompatible paradoxes

Origin

From oscillate + -ive.

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APA

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

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Chicago

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

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