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PROMOTIVE
promotive
(adjective) tending to further or encourage
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
promotive (comparative more promotive, superlative most promotive)
Tending to promote
Source: Wiktionary
Pro*mo"tive, a.
Definition: Tending to advance, promote, or encourage. Hume.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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PUNGENCY
(noun) wit having a sharp and caustic quality; “he commented with typical pungency”; “the bite of satire”
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