suppressive
sup·press·ive
suppressive · suppressives
Any drug that acts to suppress a conditionAny drug that acts to suppress a condition.
/səˈprɛ.sɪv/
» I've been declared a suppressive person.
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1 sensesAny drug that acts to suppress a condition.
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.
Forms
plural: suppressives| Singular | suppressive |
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