11-letter words that end in ive
- instigative — Tending to instigate.
- instinctive — of, relating to, or of the nature of instinct.
- institutive — tending or intended to institute or establish.
- instructive — serving to instruct or inform; conveying instruction, knowledge, or information; enlightening.
- integrative — to bring together or incorporate (parts) into a whole.
- intensative — (archaic) Adding intensity; intensifying.
- intensitive — Increasing the force or intensity of; intensive.
- interactive — acting one upon or with the other.
- internecive — internecine, or mutually destructive or ruinous
- investitive — of, relating to, or empowered to invest: an investitive act.
- inward dive — a dive in which the athlete stands with back to the water, takes off, and rotates toward the board.
- irradiative — That irradiates.
- irreceptive — not receptive
- irreflexive — not reflexive.
- irremissive — unremitting or incessant
- irretentive — not retentive; lacking power to retain, especially mentally.
- legislative — having the function of making laws: a legislative body.
- locorestive — having a tendency to rest in one place
- maladaptive — of, relating to, or characterized by maladaptation or incomplete, inadequate, or faulty adaptation: The maladaptive behavior of isolated children was difficult to change.
- meliorative — That meliorates; curative, salutary.
- mensurative — adapted for or concerned with measuring.
- misconceive — Fail to understand correctly.
- miscreative — creating evil
- misperceive — to understand or perceive incorrectly; misunderstand.
- motor drive — a mechanical system, including an electric motor, used to operate a machine or machines.
- neuroactive — affecting or interacting directly with the nervous system
- ninety-five — a cardinal number, 90 plus 5.
- nociceptive — Of, relating to, or denoting pain arising from the stimulation of nerve cells (often as distinct from that arising from damage or disease in the nerves themselves).
- non-abusive — using, containing, or characterized by harshly or coarsely insulting language: an abusive author; abusive remarks.
- non-cursive — (of handwriting) in flowing strokes with the letters joined together.
- non-emotive — characterized by or pertaining to emotion: the emotive and rational capacities of humankind.
- nonabrasive — not causing abrasion.
- nonadaptive — serving or able to adapt; showing or contributing to adaptation: the adaptive coloring of a chameleon.
- nonadditive — not additive, not involving mathematical addition
- nonadhesive — coated with glue, paste, mastic, or other sticky substance: adhesive bandages.
- noncoercive — serving or tending to coerce.
- noncohesive — characterized by or causing cohesion: a cohesive agent.
- noncreative — having the quality or power of creating.
- nonelective — Not elective.
- noninvasive — not invading adjacent healthy cells, blood vessels, or tissues; localized: a noninvasive tumor.
- nonnegative — (of a real number) greater than or equal to zero.
- nonpositive — (of a real number) less than or equal to zero.
- nonpunitive — serving for, concerned with, or inflicting punishment: punitive laws; punitive action.
- nonreactive — tending to react.
- nonrelative — a person who is connected with another or others by blood or marriage.
- nuncupative — (especially of a will) oral; not written.
- objurgative — That objurgates; sharply disapproving.
- observative — Observant; watchful.
- obstructive — to block or close up with an obstacle; make difficult to pass: Debris obstructed the road.
- orientative — the act or process of orienting.