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discretive

adjective
dis·​cre·​tive | \ də̇ˈskrētiv, ˈdiskrət-\

Definition of discretive

 (Entry 1 of 2)

1 : discrete sense 3
2 archaic : marking distinction : discriminative, distinguishing

discretive

noun
plural -s

Definition of discretive (Entry 2 of 2)

obsolete
: a discretive proposition or conjunction

Other Words from discretive

Adjective

discretively adverb

History and Etymology for discretive

Adjective

Late Latin discretivus, from Latin discretus (past participle of discernere to separate, distinguish between) + -ivus -ive

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