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- [uh-poin-tiv]
- /əˈpɔɪn tɪv/
- /ə.ˌpɔɪn.tɪv/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [uh-poin-tiv]
- /əˈpɔɪn tɪv/
Definitions of appointive word
- adjective appointive relating to or filled by appointment 3
- adjective appointive of or filled by appointment 3
- adjective appointive pertaining to or filled by appointment: an appointive office. 1
- adjective appointive having the ability or authority to appoint: appointive powers. 1
- noun appointive (of a job) relating to or filled by appointment rather than election. 1
- adjective appointive of, pertaining to, or filled by appointment. 0
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Origin of appointive
First appearance:
before 1880 One of the 23% newest English words
An Americanism dating back to 1880-85; appoint + -ive
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Parts of speech for Appointive
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
appointive popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 66% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
appointive usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for appointive
adj appointive
- constituent — A constituent is someone who lives in a particular constituency, especially someone who is able to vote in an election.
- discretionary — subject or left to one's own discretion.
- selecting — to choose in preference to another or others; pick out.
adjective appointive
- appointing — Present participle of appoint.
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