reductive
adjective
re·duc·tive
ri-ˈdək-tiv 
1
: of, relating to, causing, or involving reduction
2
: of or relating to reductionism : reductionistic
reductively
adverb
reductiveness
noun
Examples of reductive in a Sentence
a reductive interpretation of the theory
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Perry tends to hit the depictions of prejudice rather hard, which can have a reductive impact on all these women accomplished.
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Peter Debruge, Variety, 6 Dec. 2024
Cynical appraisals of Prosecco’s ability to embody its terroir may highlight the masking effects of bubbles and high sugar levels, but this is unhelpfully reductive.
—Paul Caputo, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2024
There’s that reductive meme that starts circulating every year around Emmys time about how The Wire — regarded by many very smart people as one of the greatest TV shows of all time — never won a single Emmy.
—Joe Reid, Vulture, 9 Sep. 2024
Her later deeds are the consequence of multiple factors and experiences rather than of one simple, reductive reason.
—Stephen Humphries, The Christian Science Monitor, 21 Nov. 2024
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Peter Debruge, Variety, 6 Dec. 2024
Cynical appraisals of Prosecco’s ability to embody its terroir may highlight the masking effects of bubbles and high sugar levels, but this is unhelpfully reductive.
—Paul Caputo, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2024
There’s that reductive meme that starts circulating every year around Emmys time about how The Wire — regarded by many very smart people as one of the greatest TV shows of all time — never won a single Emmy.
—Joe Reid, Vulture, 9 Sep. 2024
Her later deeds are the consequence of multiple factors and experiences rather than of one simple, reductive reason.
—Stephen Humphries, The Christian Science Monitor, 21 Nov. 2024
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“Reductive.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reductive. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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reductive
adjective
re·duc·tive
ri-ˈdək-tiv
: of, relating to, causing, or involving reduction
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