What does "institutive" mean?

Tending or intended to institute; having the power to establish.

How do you pronounce "institutive"?

Pronounced //ɪnˈstɪtjʊtɪv//.

Common synonyms include: behind the scenes, creation, decisive, determinative, effectual, formative.

//ɪnˈstɪtjʊtɪv// adj

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Adjective

1
Tending or intended to institute; having the power to establish. not-comparable
"These words do not seem institutive or collative of power, but rather only admonitive or exhortative to duty"
2
Established; depending on, or characterized by, institution or order. not-comparable
"institutive decency"

"These words do not seem institutive or collative of power, but rather only admonitive or exhortative to duty"

From institute + -ive.

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