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Possible definitions for usitative
agitative
agitative
adj : causing or tending to cause anger or resentment; "a
provoking delay at the airport" [syn: {agitating}, {provoking}]
gustative
gustative
adj : of or relating to gustation [syn: {gustatory}, {gustatorial}]
imitative
imitative
adj 1: marked by or given to imitation; "acting is an imitative
art"; "man is an imitative being" [ant: {nonimitative}]
2: (of words) formed in imitation of a natural sound;
"onomatopoeic words are imitative of noises"; "it was
independently developed in more than one place as an
onomatopoetic term"- Harry Hoijer [syn: {echoic}, {onomatopoeic},
{onomatopoeical}, {onomatopoetic}] [ant: {nonechoic}]
3: not genuine; imitating something superior; "counterfeit
emotion"; "counterfeit money"; "counterfeit works of art";
"a counterfeit prince" [syn: {counterfeit}] [ant: {genuine}]
sicative
sicative
n : a substance that promotes drying (e.g., calcium oxide
absorbs water and is used to remove moisture) [syn: {desiccant},
{drying agent}, {drier}]
stative
stative
adj : expressing existence or a state rather than an action; used
of verbs (e.g. `be' or `own') and most participial
adjectives [ant: {active}]
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