discretive

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adjective

dis·​cre·​tive

də̇ˈskrētiv,

ˈdiskrət-

1

: discrete sense 3

2

archaic : marking distinction : discriminative, distinguishing

discretively adverb

discretive

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noun

plural -s

obsolete

: a discretive proposition or conjunction

Word History

Etymology

Adjective

Late Latin discretivus, from Latin discretus (past participle of discernere to separate, distinguish between) + -ivus -ive

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