AGENTIVE

Etymology

Adjective

agentive (not comparable)

(linguistics) Indicating an agent or agency (as -er in lexicographer).

(linguistics) Pertaining to a grammatical agent that performs the action of the verb.

Noun

agentive (plural agentives)

(linguistics) A word having this construction.

Anagrams

• gate vein, negative, veganite

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

9 March 2025

CLOG

(verb) fill to excess so that function is impaired; “Fear clogged her mind”; “The story was clogged with too many details”


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