segregative

adjective

seg·​re·​ga·​tive

-āt|, 

|ēv also |əv

1

: tending to segregate

especially : inclined to isolate oneself

one man was as segregative as the other was sociable

2

: of, relating to, or implementing segregation

restrictive and segregative color policies

—John Hughes

Word History

Etymology

Medieval Latin segregativus, from Latin segregatus + -ivus -ive

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Rhymes for segregative

• allocative
• appellative
• commutative
• connotative
• copulative
• degradative
• dissipative
• educative
• exudative
• facultative
• imitative
• infiltrative