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SUPPRESSIVE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does suppressive mean?
• SUPPRESSIVE (adjective)
The adjective SUPPRESSIVE has 1 sense:
1. tending to suppress
Familiarity information: SUPPRESSIVE used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Tending to suppress
Context example:
the government used suppressive measures to control the protest
Similar:
restrictive (serving to restrict)
Derivation:
suppress (bring under control by force or authority)
suppress (come down on or keep down by unjust use of one's authority)
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