Page 4: assertive, concessive, perceive, comparative, endive, defective, appreciative, reproductive, abnegative, conjunctive, hyperactive, approbative, interrogative, amusive, agentive, excessive, irrespective, dative, descriptive, supportive, corrosive, articulative, absorptive, invective, costive, pervasive, argumentative, counterintuitive, recitative, cive, antihypertensive, misgive, subjective, emotive, relive, concussive, nonnative, reclusive, punitive, aversive, overprotective, plurative, deprive, overdrive, appointive, undescriptive, indicative, deceptive, connotative, and accusive
Word | Length | Vowels | Syllables | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Assertive | 9 | 5 | 4 | 3 | ||
Concessive | 10 | 6 | 4 | 3 | ||
Perceive | 8 | 4 | 4 | 2 | Middle English | |
Comparative | 11 | 6 | 5 | 4 | Middle French | |
Endive | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | Old French | |
Defective | 9 | 5 | 4 | 3 | Middle French | |
Appreciative | 12 | 6 | 6 | 5 | ||
Reproductive | 12 | 7 | 5 | 4 | ||
Abnegative | 10 | 5 | 5 | 4 | Latin | |
Conjunctive | 11 | 7 | 4 | 3 | ||
Hyperactive | 11 | 7 | 4 | 4 | ||
Approbative | 11 | 6 | 5 | 4 | Medieval Latin | |
Interrogative | 13 | 7 | 6 | 5 | Late Latin | |
Amusive | 7 | 3 | 4 | 3 | ||
Agentive | 8 | 4 | 4 | 3 | ||
Excessive | 9 | 5 | 4 | 3 | Middle French | |
Irrespective | 12 | 7 | 5 | 4 | ||
Dative | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | Latin | |
Descriptive | 11 | 7 | 4 | 3 | Latin | |
Supportive | 10 | 6 | 4 | 3 | ||
Corrosive | 9 | 5 | 4 | 3 | Old French | |
Articulative | 12 | 6 | 6 | 5 | ||
Absorptive | 10 | 6 | 4 | 3 | ||
Invective | 9 | 5 | 4 | 3 | Middle French | |
Costive | 7 | 4 | 3 | 2 | Middle French | |
Pervasive | 9 | 5 | 4 | 3 | Latin | |
Argumentative | 13 | 7 | 6 | 5 | Latin | |
Counterintuitive | 16 | 8 | 8 | 5 | ||
Recitative | 10 | 5 | 5 | 4 | Italian | |
Cive | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | ||
Antihypertensive | 16 | 10 | 6 | 6 | ||
Misgive | 7 | 4 | 3 | 2 | ||
Subjective | 10 | 6 | 4 | 3 | ||
Emotive | 7 | 3 | 4 | 3 | ||
Relive | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | ||
Concussive | 10 | 6 | 4 | 3 | ||
Nonnative | 9 | 5 | 4 | 3 | ||
Reclusive | 9 | 5 | 4 | 3 | ||
Punitive | 8 | 4 | 4 | 3 | Medieval Latin | |
Aversive | 8 | 4 | 4 | 3 | ||
Overprotective | 14 | 8 | 6 | 5 | ||
Plurative | 9 | 5 | 4 | 3 | ||
Deprive | 7 | 4 | 3 | 2 | Old French | |
Overdrive | 9 | 5 | 4 | 3 | ||
Appointive | 10 | 5 | 5 | 3 | ||
Undescriptive | 13 | 8 | 5 | 4 | ||
Indicative | 10 | 5 | 5 | 4 | Middle French | |
Deceptive | 9 | 5 | 4 | 3 | Middle French | |
Connotative | 11 | 6 | 5 | 4 | ||
Accusive | 8 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
Suffix: -ive. List of words that end in ive.