inflative
English
Etymology
From the Middle English inflātīve (“causing swelling; producing wind”), from the Medieval Latin īnflātīvus, from īnflō (“I inflate; I blow into”). Compare the obsolete French adjective inflatif, inflative.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /ɪnˈfleɪtɪv/
- Rhymes: -eɪtɪv
- Rhymes: -eɪtɪv
Adjective
inflative (not comparable)
- (obsolete) Of an inflating quality or tendency.
Italian
Adjective
inflative f
- feminine plural of inflativo