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institutive

adj
/ɪnˈstɪtjʊtɪv/

Etymology

From institute + -ive.

  1. derived from īnstitūtum
  2. derived from institut
  3. suffixed as institutive — “institute + ive”

Definitions

  1. Tending or intended to institute

    Tending or intended to institute; having the power to establish.

    • These words do not seem institutive or collative of power, but rather only admonitive or exhortative to duty

  2. Established

    Established; depending on, or characterized by, institution or order.

    • institutive decency

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA