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reductive

adjective

characterized by or causing diminution or curtailment

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Word Facts

Word length
9
Starts with
R
Ends with
E
Contains
ED
Scrabble score
15
Database source
OEWN 2025 Core

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Pronunciation

ɹɪˈdʌktɪv

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Definitions

adjective

  1. characterized by or causing diminution or curtailment

    “{'source': 'R.H.Rovere', 'text': 'their views of life were reductive and depreciatory'}”

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Example Sentences

{'source': 'R.H.Rovere', 'text': 'their views of life were reductive and depreciatory'}
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