causative

/kɔzətɪv/ adjective

9 letters3 syllables14 points in Scrabble®17 points in WWF®

DEFINITIONS1

ADJECTIVE

1

Producing an effect.

“poverty as a causative factor in crime”

WORD FORMS

Related formcause

GAME SCORES

Scrabble®14 points

Words With Friends®17 points

Double word28 points

Triple word42 points

GOOD TO KNOW

Pig Latinausativecay

Starts & ends withC … E

Syllablescaus · a · tive

SYNONYMS & RELATED26

abortifacient activating actuating anorectic anorexigenic causal conducive contributing contributive contributory errhine fast inducive inductive motivating motivative motive motor

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