Expective

adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    expectative

    "This expective treatment is followed for two or even three hours before the placenta is expressed by manual interference"

  2. 2
    A verb form in some native American languages that implies expectation of an action, as opposed to the report of an action or a general statement about the type of action.

Example

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"This expective treatment is followed for two or even three hours before the placenta is expressed by manual interference"

Etymology

From expect + -ive.

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