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