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14-letter words that end in ive

  • nonprogressive — not progressive; old-fashioned
  • nonprovocative — Not provocative.
  • nonradioactive — not radioactive
  • nonrestorative — serving to restore; pertaining to restoration.
  • nonrestrictive — not restrictive or limiting.
  • nonretroactive — not retroactive
  • nonspeculative — not speculative
  • nonsuppurative — Not suppurative.
  • over-attentive — characterized by or giving attention; observant: an attentive audience.
  • overaggressive — characterized by or tending toward unprovoked offensives, attacks, invasions, or the like; militantly forward or menacing: aggressive acts against a neighboring country.
  • overprotective — unduly protective.
  • photoinductive — of, relating to, or being able to undergo photoinduction
  • photooxidative — of or relating to photooxidation
  • photoreceptive — of or relating to photoreception
  • photoresistive — photoconductive
  • photosensitive — sensitive to light or similar radiation.
  • post operative — occurring after a surgical operation.
  • post-operative — occurring after a surgical operation.
  • precompetitive — in marketing, designating or occurring during the stage prior to the completion of development of a product, when companies collaborate rather than compete
  • predestinative — predestinating; of the nature of or concerned with predestination
  • presuppurative — noting or pertaining to the stage of inflammation before the formation of pus.
  • proof positive — To be proof positive of a particular fact or quality means to be evidence that it is true or that it exists.
  • proprioceptive — pertaining to proprioceptors, the stimuli acting upon them, or the nerve impulses initiated by them.
  • quasi-negative — expressing or containing negation or denial: a negative response to the question.
  • radiosensitive — (of certain tissues or organisms) sensitive to or destructible by various types of radiant energy, as x-rays, rays from radioactive material, or the like.
  • recapitulative — the act of recapitulating or the state of being recapitulated.
  • reconstitutive — to constitute again; reconstruct; recompose.
  • reconstructive — tending to reconstruct.
  • redintegrative — to make whole again; restore to a perfect state; renew; reestablish.
  • redistributive — favoring, supporting, or practicing income redistribution: the redistributive effects of public spending.
  • rehabilitative — to restore to a condition of good health, ability to work, or the like.
  • representative — a person or thing that represents another or others.
  • retrodirective — (of a mirror, reflector, etc.) having three reflecting surfaces so oriented that a ray of light is reflected in a direction parallel but opposite to its original direction.
  • self assertive — insistence on or an expression of one's own importance, wishes, needs, opinions, or the like.
  • self-assertive — insistence on or an expression of one's own importance, wishes, needs, opinions, or the like.
  • self-directive — serving to direct; directing: a directive board.
  • self-inclusive — including oneself or itself.
  • self-operative — automatic.
  • self-reflexive — self-referential
  • semi-exclusive — not admitting of something else; incompatible: mutually exclusive plans of action.
  • semi-narrative — a story or account of events, experiences, or the like, whether true or fictitious.
  • semi-objective — something that one's efforts or actions are intended to attain or accomplish; purpose; goal; target: the objective of a military attack; the objective of a fund-raising drive.
  • slit fricative — a fricative, as (f) or (th), in which the tongue is relatively flat, with air channeled over it through a shallow slit.
  • substantiative — to establish by proof or competent evidence: to substantiate a charge.
  • supereffective — very or extremely effective
  • superexpensive — very or extremely expensive
  • supersensitive — extremely or excessively sensitive; hypersensitive: a supersensitive smoke detector.
  • superstructive — built onto a structure
  • surface-active — (of a substance, esp a detergent) capable of lowering the surface tension of a liquid, usually water
  • think positive — be optimistic
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