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con⋅serv⋅a⋅tive

  [kuhn-sur-vuh-tiv]
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–adjective
1. disposed to preserve existing conditions, institutions, etc., or to restore traditional ones, and to limit change.
2. cautiously moderate or purposefully low: a conservative estimate.
3. traditional in style or manner; avoiding novelty or showiness: conservative suit.
4. (often initial capital letter) of or pertaining to the Conservative party.
5. (initial capital letter) of, pertaining to, or characteristic of Conservative Jews or Conservative Judaism.
6. having the power or tendency to conserve; preservative.
7. Mathematics. (of a vector or vector function) having curl equal to zero; irrotational; lamellar.
–noun
8. a person who is conservative in principles, actions, habits, etc.
9. a supporter of conservative political policies.
10. (initial capital letter) a member of a conservative political party, esp. the Conservative party in Great Britain.
11. a preservative.
Origin:
1350–1400; < LL conservātīvus, equiv. to L conservāt(us) (see conservation ) + -īvus -ive; r. ME conservatif < MF < L, as above

Related forms:
con⋅serv⋅a⋅tive⋅ly, adverb
con⋅serv⋅a⋅tive⋅ness, noun
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con·ser·va·tive   (kən-sûr'və-tĭv)   
adj.  

  1. Favoring traditional views and values; tending to oppose change.

  2. Traditional or restrained in style: a conservative dark suit.

  3. Moderate; cautious: a conservative estimate.

    1. Of or relating to the political philosophy of conservatism.

    2. Belonging to a conservative party, group, or movement.

  5. Conservative Of or belonging to the Conservative Party in the United Kingdom or the Progressive Conservative Party in Canada.

  6. Conservative Of or adhering to Conservative Judaism.

  7. Tending to conserve; preservative: the conservative use of natural resources.

n.  

  1. One favoring traditional views and values.

  2. A supporter of political conservatism.

  3. Conservative A member or supporter of the Conservative Party in the United Kingdom or the Progressive Conservative Party in Canada.

  4. Archaic A preservative agent or principle.

con·ser'va·tive·ly adv., con·ser'va·tive·ness n.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: con·ser·va·tive
Pronunciation: k&n-'s&r-v&t-iv
Function: adjective
: designed to preserve parts or restorefunction <conservative surgery> —compare RADICAL —con·ser·va·tive·ly adverb
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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conservative con·ser·va·tive (kən-sûr'və-tĭv)
adj.
Of or relating to treatment by gradual, limited, or well-established procedures; not radical.

con·ser'va·tive·ly adv.

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