IMPERFECTIVE | • imperfective adj. Of, relating to or having the properties of the imperfective aspect. • imperfective n. The imperfective aspect; a verb having this aspect. • IMPERFECTIVE adj. expressing action as incomplete or without reference to completion or as reiterated. |
IMPERFECTIVELY | • imperfectively adv. (Grammar) In an imperfective manner or context. • IMPERFECTIVE adv. expressing action as incomplete or without reference to completion or as reiterated. |
IMPERFECTIVES | • imperfectives n. Plural of imperfective. • IMPERFECTIVE n. a tense expressing incomplete action. |
PERFECTIVE | • perfective adj. (Grammar) Of, or relative to, the perfect tense or perfective aspect. • perfective adj. (Obsolete) Tending to make perfect, or to bring to perfection. • perfective n. (Grammar) a perfective verb form. |
PERFECTIVELY | • perfectively adv. In a perfective manner or context. • PERFECTIVE adv. tending to make perfect. |
PERFECTIVENESS | • perfectiveness n. (Grammar) The state or quality of being perfective. • PERFECTIVE n. tending to make perfect. |
PERFECTIVES | • perfectives n. Plural of perfective. • PERFECTIVE n. a verb aspect denoting completed action. |
PERFECTIVITIES | • PERFECTIVITY n. the state of being perfective. |
PERFECTIVITY | • perfectivity n. (Grammar) The state of being in perfective aspect or the imperfective aspect. • PERFECTIVITY n. the state of being perfective. |
PETRIFACTIVE | • petrifactive adj. Having the quality of converting organic matter into stone; petrifying. • petrifactive adj. Pertaining to, or characterized by, petrifaction. • PETRIFACTIVE adj. petrifying, also PETRIFIC. |
PHOTOREFRACTIVE | • photorefractive adj. (Physics) of or relating to a change in refractive index in the presence of light. • PHOTOREFRACTIVE adj. designating or relating to surgical procedures in which a laser is used to reshape the cornea and correct refractive errors such as myopia or astigmatism; esp. in photorefractive keratectomy. |
PURIFICATIVE | • purificative adj. Having power to purify or cleanse. • PURIFICATIVE adj. serving to purify, also PURIFICATORY. |
PUTREFACTIVE | • putrefactive adj. Of, pertaining to, or causing putrefaction. • PUTREFACTIVE adj. relating to putrefaction. |
SUPEREFFECTIVE | • supereffective adj. Particularly effective. • SUPEREFFECTIVE adj. extremely effective. |
VAPORIFIC | • vaporific adj. (Chemistry) Producing vapour; tending to pass, or to cause to pass, into vapor. • VAPORIFIC adj. vaporizing. |