determinative

de·ter·mi·na·tive

adj
\-ˈtər-mə-ˌnā-tiv, -ˈtər-mə-nə-\

Definition of DETERMINATIVE

: having power or tendency to determine : tending to fix, settle, or define something <regard experiments as determinative of the principles from which deductions could be made — S. F. Mason>

— determinative noun

First Known Use of DETERMINATIVE

1655

Rhymes with DETERMINATIVE

accelerative, accumulative, administrative, alliterative, assimilative, associative, authoritative, collaborative, commemorative, communicative, cooperative, corroborative, deliberative, illuminative, investigative, multiplicative, originative, recuperative, regenerative