Meanings
adjectivequassative (comparative more quassative, superlative most quassative)
comparative more quassative · superlative most quassative
Origin
- Latinquassātus
- Englishquassative
From Latin quassātus, past participle of quassō (“to shake, to quake”), with the adjective suffix -ive.
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quassative. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/quassative
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“quassative.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/quassative. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “quassative,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/quassative.
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