expective

English

Etymology

From expect +‎ -ive.

Adjective

expective (comparative more expective, superlative most expective)

1. expectative
   • 1895, The Hahnemannian Monthly:

     This expective treatment is followed for two or even three hours before the placenta is expressed by manual interference

2. (linguistics) A verb form in some native American languages that implies expectation of an action, as opposed to the report of an action or a general statement about the type of action.

References

• “expective”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

• exceptive