ascensive
ascensive · more ascensive · most ascensive
Rising; tending to rise, or causing to riseRising; tending to rise, or causing to rise.
/əˈsɛnsɪv/
Meaning
2 sensesRising; tending to rise, or causing to rise.
1840-1845, Richard Owen, Odontography Had I been guided in this ascensive survey of the dental system by the general perfection of the species , I must have ended with that of Man
tending or directed upward
Augmentative; intensive.
Forms
more ascensive, most ascensive| Comparative | more ascensive Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most ascensive Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
2 synonymsWord family
1 related wordsRelatedascend
Lessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form