Reversive

adj

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Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Designating the reversion of an action. not-comparable

    "The reversive suffix only occurs with quite a small number of verbs that all denote an action of placing an object in a certain position, which is inherently reversible[…]"

Adjective
  1. 1
    tending to be turned back wordnet

Synonyms

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returningreturning

Example

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"The reversive suffix only occurs with quite a small number of verbs that all denote an action of placing an object in a certain position, which is inherently reversible[…]"

Etymology

From reverse + -ive.

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