institutive

[ in-sti-too-tiv, -tyoo- ]

adjective
  1. tending or intended to institute or establish.

Origin of institutive

1
First recorded in 1620–30; institute + -ive

Other words from institutive

  • in·sti·tu·tive·ly, adverb
  • un·in·sti·tu·tive, adjective
  • un·in·sti·tu·tive·ly, adverb

Words Nearby institutive

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British Dictionary definitions for institutive

institutive

/ (ˈɪnstɪˌtjuːtɪv) /


adjective
  1. concerned with instituting and establishing

  2. established by custom or law

Derived forms of institutive

  • institutively, adverb

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