mutative

adjective

mu·​ta·​tive ˈmyütətiv 

1

: of, relating to, or marked by mutation

2

: expressive of change : passing from one place or state into another : factive

mutative verbs like fall, rise, melt

Word History

Etymology

Latin mutatus + English -ive

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Rhymes for mutative

• creative
• locative
• nonnative
• probative
• rotative
• accommodative
• accumulative
• adjudicative
• administrative
• agglutinative
• ameliorative
• appreciative