multiplicative

[muhl-tuh-pli-key-tiv, muhl-tuh-plik-uh-]

mul·ti·pli·ca·tive

[muhl-tuh-pli-key-tiv, muhl-tuh-plik-uh-]
adjective
1.
tending to multiply or increase.
2.
having the power of multiplying.

Origin:
1645–55; < Medieval Latin multiplicātīvus. See multiplicate, -ive

mul·ti·pli·ca·tive·ly, adverb
non·mul·ti·pli·ca·tive, adjective
non·mul·ti·pli·ca·tive·ly, adverb
un·mul·ti·pli·ca·tive, adjective
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Multiplicative has a plethora of syllables.
So is sesquipedalianism. Does it mean:
the estimation of something as valueless (encountered mainly as an example of one of the longest words in the English language).
given to using long words.
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multiplicative (ˈmʌltɪplɪˌkeɪtɪv, ˌmʌltɪˈplɪkətɪv)
 
adj
1.  tending or able to multiply
2.  maths involving multiplication
 
'multiplicatively
 
adv

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