susceptive

[suh-sep-tiv]

sus·cep·tive

[suh-sep-tiv]
adjective

Origin:
1545–55; < Late Latin susceptīvus, equivalent to suscept(us) (see susceptible) + -īvus -ive

sus·cep·tiv·i·ty [suhs-ep-tiv-i-tee] , sus·cep·tive·ness, noun
non·sus·cep·tive, adjective
non·sus·cep·tive·ness, noun
non·sus·cep·tiv·i·ty, noun
un·sus·cep·tive, adjective
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Susceptive is always a great word to know.
So is callithumpian. Does it mean:
a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc.
a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.
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susceptive (səˈsɛptɪv)
 
adj
1.  another word for receptive
2.  a variant of susceptible
 
susceptivity
 
n
 
sus'ceptiveness
 
n

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