Dominative

adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Exhibiting or pertaining to domination.

    "A sustained dominative pattern was consistently disliked by pupils, reduced their ability to recall, later on, the material studied, and produced disruptive anxiety as indicated by galvanic skin response and changes in the heartbeat rates."

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"A sustained dominative pattern was consistently disliked by pupils, reduced their ability to recall, later on, the material studied, and produced disruptive anxiety as indicated by galvanic skin response and changes in the heartbeat rates."

Etymology

From dominate + -ive.

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