constraintive

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English

Etymology

From constraint +‎ -ive.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kənˈstɹeɪntɪv/

Adjective

constraintive (comparative more constraintive, superlative most constraintive)

  1. (archaic) constraining; compulsory

References

constraintive”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.