Meanings
redditive1
adjectiveredditive (not comparable)
- not comparablegrammarAnswering to an interrogative or inquiry; conveying a reply.
- not comparableobsoleterareRestorative; relating to the process of restoring.
redditive2
nounredditive (plural redditives)
plural redditives
- grammarA word which answers an interrogative.
AN Interrogative and its Redditive (i. e. the Word which answers it) shall be of the same Case and Tense[.]
Shorter Examples; Or, Second Book of English Examples, to be Rendered Into Latin – Adapted to the Use of the Lower Class, Eton, printed by E. Williams, 1826, p.30
Origin
redditive · adjective
- Latinredditivus
- Englishredditive
From Latin redditivus.
More words from Latin
Full word history & related roots →redditive · noun
- Latinredditivum
- Englishredditive
From Latin redditivum.
More words from Latin
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Latin redditivum
- redditivuma word which answers an interrogative
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APA
redditive. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/redditive
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“redditive.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/redditive. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “redditive,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/redditive.
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