-ive


a suffix of adjectives (and nouns of adjectival origin) expressing tendency, disposition, function, connection, etc.:
active; corrective; destructive; detective; p-ssive; sportive.
-ive
suffix
(forming adjectives) indicating a tendency, inclination, character, or quality divisive, prohibitive, festive, m-ssive
(forming nouns of adjectival origin) detective, expletive
word origin
-ive
sufix forming adjectives from verbs, meaning “pertaining to, tending to,” in some cases from o.fr. -if, but usually directly from l. -ivus.

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