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compressive

[ kuhm-pres-iv ]

adjective

  1. compressing; tending to compress.

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Other Words From

  • com·pressive·ly adverb
  • noncom·pressive adjective
  • noncom·pressive·ly adverb

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Word History and Origins

Origin of compressive1

1375–1425; late Middle English. See compress, -ive

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