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deteriorative

de·te·ri·o·rate
D d

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [dih-teer-ee-uh-reyt]
    • /dɪˈtɪər i əˌreɪt/
    • /dɪ.ˈtɪə.rɪə.reɪ.tɪv/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [dih-teer-ee-uh-reyt]
    • /dɪˈtɪər i əˌreɪt/

Definitions of deteriorative word

  • adjective deteriorative tending to deteriorate 3
  • noun deteriorative Causing deterioration. 1
See all 2 definitions of deteriorative

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Origin of deteriorative

First appearance:

before 1565
One of the 32% oldest English words
1565-75; < Late Latin dēteriōrātus made worse (past participle of dēteriōrāre), equivalent to Latin dēterior worse (dē from + -ter- formative in adjectives of spatial orientation (cf. exterior, interior) + -ior comparative suffix) + -ātus -ate1

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Parts of speech for Deteriorative

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

deteriorative popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 71% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

deteriorative usage trend in Literature

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