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decongestive

de·con·ges·tive
D d

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [dee-kuh n-jes-tiv]
    • /ˌdi kənˈdʒɛs tɪv/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [dee-kuh n-jes-tiv]
    • /ˌdi kənˈdʒɛs tɪv/

Definitions of decongestive word

  • adjective decongestive having the ability to ease crowding or clogging in busy locations 3
  • adjective decongestive designed to relieve congestion in the body 3
  • adjective decongestive relieving or tending to relieve congestion. 1
  • noun decongestive Serving to decongest. 1
See all 4 definitions of decongestive

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Origin of decongestive

First appearance:

before 1900
One of the 17% newest English words
First recorded in 1900-05; de- + congestive

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Parts of speech for Decongestive

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Decongestive

decongestive popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 40% 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.

decongestive usage trend in Literature

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