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ap·poin·tive
/
əˈpɔɪn
tɪv
/
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poin
-tiv
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adjective
1.
pertaining to or filled by
appointment
:
an appointive office.
2.
having the ability or authority to
appoint
:
appointive powers.
Origin:
1880–85,
Americanism
;
appoint
+
-ive
Related forms
non·ap·poin·tive,
adjective
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appointive
(əˈpɔɪntɪv)
—
adj
chiefly
(
US
) relating to or filled by appointment:
an appointive position
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
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