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REVERSIVE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does reversive mean?
• REVERSIVE (adjective)
The adjective REVERSIVE has 1 sense:
1. tending to be turned back
Familiarity information: REVERSIVE used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Tending to be turned back
Synonyms:
returning; reversive
Similar:
backward (directed or facing toward the back or rear)
Derivation:
revert (go back to a previous state)
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