inflative
English
editEtymology
editFrom Middle English inflātīve (“causing swelling; producing wind”), from Medieval Latin īnflātīvus, from īnflō (“I inflate; I blow into”). Compare the obsolete French adjective inflatif, inflative.
Pronunciation
editAdjective
editinflative (not comparable)
- (obsolete) Of an inflating quality or tendency.
Italian
editAdjective
editinflative f
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