Interventive
//ɪntɚˈvɛntəv// adj
adj ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Serving to intervene or interpose; intervening.
"The Laws, or Interventive Regulations, obviate or decide disputes, between players, respecting punctilios in placing the board and pieces, and limit the penalties for irregularities."
Example
More examples"The Laws, or Interventive Regulations, obviate or decide disputes, between players, respecting punctilios in placing the board and pieces, and limit the penalties for irregularities."
Etymology
From intervene + -ive cognate with French interventive.
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