approximative

adj

Etymology

From approximate + -ive.

  1. derived from approximātus
  2. inherited from approximat
  3. suffixed as approximative — “approximate + ive

Definitions

  1. Of, relating to, or being an estimate or approximation.

  2. A grammatical construct that expresses approximation.

    • In Example 6, we can see speakers using the vague approximatives 'two or three' and 'one or two'.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for approximative. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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