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)

  1. (obsolete) Of an inflating quality or tendency.

Italian

Adjective

inflative f

  1. feminine plural of inflativo
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