preparative
[ pri-par-uh-tiv, -pair- ]
adjective
noun
something that prepares.
a preparation.
Origin of preparative
11400–50; late Middle English preparatif<Middle French <Medieval Latin praeparātīvus.See preparation, -ive
Other words from preparative
- pre·par·a·tive·ly, adverb
- non·pre·par·a·tive, adjective
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How to use preparative in a sentence
He was determined to reduce the place preparatively to more important operations.
History of the United Netherlands, 1590-1599, Vol. III. Complete | John Lothrop MotleyProbably snow might be produced artificially by driving steam into a vessel preparatively cooled below the freezing point.
The Pyrotechnist's Treasury | Thomas Kentish
British Dictionary definitions for preparative
preparative
/ (prɪˈpærətɪv) /
adjective
serving to prepare; preparatory
noun
something that prepares
Derived forms of preparative
- preparatively, adverb
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