detractive

adjective

de·​trac·​tive -ktiv 

-tēv also -təv

1

: tending to detract : given to detraction

detractive influences on the volume of foreign investment

2

: defamatory, calumnious

detractively

-tə̇vlē

adverb

Word History

Etymology

Middle French detractif, from Latin detractus + Middle French -if -ive

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Rhymes for detractive

• attractive
• contractive
• extractive
• inactive
• proactive
• reactive
• refractive
• subtractive
• active
• tractive
• bioactive
• hyperactive