perfective

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
20
Words With Friends
23
Letters
10
Pronunciation
/pə(ɹ)ˈfɛktɪv/

Definition of perfective

4 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

adj

  1. Of, or relative to, the perfective aspect.
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adj

  1. Of, or relative to, the perfective aspect.
  2. Of, or relative to, a perfect tense.
  3. (obsolete)Tending to make perfect, or to bring to perfection.
    “a perfective alteration”
    “It is not likely that Eternal Life ſhall be a torpid and unactive ſtate, or that it ſhall conſiſt only in an uninterrupted and endleſs Act of Love; the other Faculties ſhall be employed as well as the Will, in Actions ſuitable to, and perfective of their Natures; […]”

noun

  1. A perfective verb form.

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Etymology

From perfect + -ive.

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