Meaning

1 senses
  1. (US)Tending to violate; constituting a violation; of or relating to violation.

    violating or tending to violate or offend against

Origin

From violate + -ive.

From violate + -ive.

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Forms

more violative, most violative
Comparativemore violative Lesson
Superlativemost violative Lesson

regular

Synonyms

2 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • violating or tending to violate or offend against:offensive

Word family

3 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary

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