modificative
ə adjective
Also, mod·i·fi·ca·tive.
Related forms
non·mod·i·fi·ca·tive, adjective
non·mod·i·fi·ca·to·ry, adjective
un·mod·i·fi·ca·tive, adjective
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modification (ˌmɒdɪfɪˈkeɪʃən) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | the act of modifying or the condition of being modified |
| 2. | something modified; the result of a modification |
| 3. | a small change or adjustment |
| 4. | grammar the relation between a modifier and the word or phrase that it modifies |
| 'modificatory | |
| —adj | |
| 'modificative | |
| —adj | |
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Modificative
is always a great word to know.
So is interrobang. Does it mean:
| a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc. |
| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
| modification (ˌmɒdɪfɪˈkeɪʃən) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | the act of modifying or the condition of being modified |
| 2. | something modified; the result of a modification |
| 3. | a small change or adjustment |
| 4. | grammar the relation between a modifier and the word or phrase that it modifies |
| 'modificatory | |
| —adj | |
| 'modificative | |
| —adj | |
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