Page 1: adjective, alternative, positive, captive, active, rebarbative, relative, perspective, representative, creative, infinitive, negative, native, commutative, derivative, motive, attractive, radioactive, locomotive, alliterative, conservative, proactive, initiative, diminutive, detective, laxative, appositive, addictive, authoritative, acquisitive, narrative, administrative, informative, primitive, additive, incentive, amative, superlative, festive, purgative, inquisitive, intuitive, collective, cooperative, abortive, accretive, talkative, imaginative, resolutive, and tentative
Word | Length | Vowels | Syllables | |||
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Adjective | 9 | 5 | 4 | 3 | Old French | |
Alternative | 11 | 6 | 5 | 4 | Middle French | |
Positive | 8 | 4 | 4 | 3 | French | |
Captive | 7 | 4 | 3 | 2 | Latin | |
Active | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | Middle English | |
Rebarbative | 11 | 6 | 5 | 4 | French | |
Relative | 8 | 4 | 4 | 3 | Latin | |
Perspective | 11 | 7 | 4 | 3 | Middle English | |
Representative | 14 | 8 | 6 | 5 | Old French | |
Creative | 8 | 4 | 4 | 2 | ||
Infinitive | 10 | 5 | 5 | 4 | Middle French | |
Negative | 8 | 4 | 4 | 3 | Latin | |
Native | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | Old French | |
Commutative | 11 | 6 | 5 | 4 | French | |
Derivative | 10 | 5 | 5 | 4 | Middle French | |
Motive | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | Middle English | |
Attractive | 10 | 6 | 4 | 3 | Middle French | |
Radioactive | 11 | 5 | 6 | 5 | French | |
Locomotive | 10 | 5 | 5 | 4 | Latin | |
Alliterative | 12 | 6 | 6 | 5 | ||
Conservative | 12 | 7 | 5 | 4 | Middle French | |
Proactive | 9 | 5 | 4 | 2 | ||
Initiative | 10 | 4 | 6 | 4 | French | |
Diminutive | 10 | 5 | 5 | 4 | Middle French | |
Detective | 9 | 5 | 4 | 3 | English | |
Laxative | 8 | 4 | 4 | 3 | ||
Appositive | 10 | 5 | 5 | 4 | ||
Addictive | 9 | 5 | 4 | 3 | ||
Authoritative | 13 | 6 | 7 | 5 | ||
Acquisitive | 11 | 5 | 6 | 4 | ||
Narrative | 9 | 5 | 4 | 3 | Latin | |
Administrative | 14 | 8 | 6 | 5 | ||
Informative | 11 | 6 | 5 | 4 | ||
Primitive | 9 | 5 | 4 | 3 | Old French | |
Additive | 8 | 4 | 4 | 3 | Late Latin | |
Incentive | 9 | 5 | 4 | 3 | Medieval Latin | |
Amative | 7 | 3 | 4 | 3 | Medieval Latin | |
Superlative | 11 | 6 | 5 | 4 | Middle English | |
Festive | 7 | 4 | 3 | 2 | French | |
Purgative | 9 | 5 | 4 | 3 | ||
Inquisitive | 11 | 5 | 6 | 4 | Old French | |
Intuitive | 9 | 4 | 5 | 3 | Middle French | |
Collective | 10 | 6 | 4 | 3 | Middle French | |
Cooperative | 11 | 5 | 6 | 4 | ||
Abortive | 8 | 4 | 4 | 3 | Middle English | |
Accretive | 9 | 5 | 4 | 3 | ||
Talkative | 9 | 5 | 4 | 3 | Middle English | |
Imaginative | 11 | 5 | 6 | 5 | Middle French | |
Resolutive | 10 | 5 | 5 | 4 | French | |
Tentative | 9 | 5 | 4 | 3 | French |
Suffix: -tive. List of words that end in tive.