suppressive
sup·press·ive
suppressive · more suppressive · most suppressive
That serves to suppressThat serves to suppress.
/səˈprɛ.sɪv/
» I've been declared a suppressive person.
Meaning
1 sensesThat serves to suppress.
tending to suppress
Examples
4 sentencesI've been declared a suppressive person.
Tom provided some suppressive fire with his machine gun.
A human rights activist is urging the government to remove what he called contradictory and suppressive regulations.
Suppressive cultures are often superstitious.
Translations
1 languagesForms
more suppressive, most suppressive| Comparative | more suppressive Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most suppressive Lesson |
regular
Word family
18 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form