resolutive

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adjective

re·​sol·​u·​tive

rə̇ˈzälyətiv,

ˈrezəˌlüt-

1

: serving to dissolve or relax : designed to dissolve

a resolutive medical application

2

: operating to resolve or annul

a resolutive condition in an agreement

3

: analytical, explicative

—used chiefly in formal logic

resolutive

2 of 2

noun

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plural -s

archaic

: resolvent

Word History

Etymology

Adjective

Middle English, from Middle French resolutif, from Medieval Latin resolutivus, from Latin resolutus (past participle of resolvere to resolve) + -ivus -ive

Noun

Middle English, from Middle French resolutif, from resolutif, adjective

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