Dominative
adj
adj ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adjective
- 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."
Example
More examples"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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