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EXPLOITIVE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does exploitive mean?
• EXPLOITIVE (adjective)
The adjective EXPLOITIVE has 1 sense:
1. tending to exploit or make use of
Familiarity information: EXPLOITIVE used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Tending to exploit or make use of
Synonyms:
exploitative; exploitatory; exploitive
Similar:
consumptive (tending to consume or use often wastefully)
Derivation:
exploit (use or manipulate to one's advantage)
exploit (work excessively hard)
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