passivistic

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adjective

Of or related to passivism.

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Meanings

adjectivepassivistic (comparative more passivistic, superlative most passivistic)

comparative more passivistic · superlative most passivistic

  1. Of or related to passivism.

    So it isn't a passivistic thing at all. Well, it is passivistic because it's a suggestion — a mantra — to mellow out, to see a larger picture.

    1998, John Edgar Wideman, Bonnie TuSmith, Conversations with John Edgar Wideman

Origin

From passive + -istic.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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