afflictive
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adjective \ə-ˈflik-tiv\Definition of AFFLICTIVE
: causing affliction : distressing, troublesome <afflictive emotions>
— af·flic·tive·ly adverb
Examples of AFFLICTIVE
- <the afflictive disease known as shingles is a reactivation of the virus that causes chicken pox>
First Known Use of AFFLICTIVE
1611
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