English Explanatory Dictionary

constrictive

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. That constricts, or is accompanied by constriction.

Word forms

constrictive more constrictive most constrictive

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin cōn- Proto-Indo-European *strengʰ-der. Proto-Indo-European *streyg-der. Latin stringō Latin cōnstringō Latin cōnstrictusbor. English constrict Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder. Latin -īvus Old French -ifbor. Middle English -yf English -ive English constrictive From constrict + -ive.

Derived words

bronchoconstrictive constrictively constrictive pericarditis vasoconstrictive
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