-ative root meaning
The -ative root means action-effect adjective ending.
Words with the -ative root
- alternative: another possible choice
- ameliorative: improving or meant to make better
- inchoative: relating to beginning or becoming
- pejorative: expressing disapproval or negativity
- provocative: reaction-calling or deliberately stirring
- speculative: based on conjecture rather than certainty
- tentative: not final; done as a trial
- vindictive: desiring revenge