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non·com·pen·sa·tive, adjective
non·com·pen·sa·to·ry, adjective
re·com·pen·sa·to·ry, adjective
sub·com·pen·sa·tive, adjective
sub·com·pen·sa·to·ry, adjective
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Compensatory
has a plethora of syllables.
So is antidisestablishmentarianism. Does it mean:
| given to using long words. |
| opposition to the withdrawal of state support or recognition from an established church, esp. the Anglican Church in 19th-century England. |
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Word Origin & History
compensatory
c.1600, from Fr. compensatoire, from L. compensatus, pp. of compensare (see compensate). Psychological sense is from 1921.
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compensatory com·pen·sa·to·ry (kəm-pěn'sə-tôr'ē)
adj.
Relating to or characterized by compensation.
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