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398 words match “ACTIVE”

ACTIVE a. 11 definitions
nicating action or motion; acting; -- opposed to Ant: passive, that receives; as, certain active principles; the powers of the mind.
ACTIVELY adv. 2 definitions
In an active manner; nimbly; briskly; energetically; also, by one's own action; voluntarily, not passively.
ACTIVENESS n.
The quality of being active; nimbleness; quickness of motion; activity.
ABSTRACTIVE a.
Having the power of abstracting; of an abstracting nature. "The abstractive faculty." I. Taylor.
ABSTRACTIVELY adv.
In a abstract manner; separately; in or by itself. Feltham.
ABSTRACTIVENESS n.
The quality of being abstractive; abstractive property.
ANTIPUTREFACTIVE; ANTIPUTRESCENT a.
Counteracting, or preserving from, putrefaction; antiseptic.
ATTRACTIVE a. 3 definitions
Having the power or quality of attracting or drawing; as, the attractive force of bodies. Sir I. Newton.
CALEFACTIVE a.
See Calefactory. [R.]
CHYLIFACTIVE a.
Producing, or converting into, chyle; having the power to form chyle.
COACTIVE a. 2 definitions
Serving to compel or constrain; compulsory; restrictive. Any coactive power or the civil kind. Bp. Warburton.
COACTIVELY adv.
In a coactive manner.
CONTRACTIVE a.
Tending to contract; having the property or power or power of contracting.
COUNTERACTIVE a. 2 definitions
Tending to counteract.
COUNTERACTIVELY adv.
By counteraction.
DETRACTIVE a. 2 definitions
Tending to detractor draw. [R.]
DETRACTIVENESS n.
The quality of being detractive.
DIFFRACTIVE a.
That produces diffraction.
DISTRACTIVE a.
Causing perplexity; distracting. "Distractive thoughts." Bp. Hall.
ENACTIVE a.
Having power to enact or establish as a law. Abp. Bramhall.
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