English Explanatory Dictionary

inflative

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Of an inflating quality or tendency.

Pronunciation

/ɪnˈfleɪtɪv/

Word forms

inflative

Etymology

From Middle English inflātīve (“causing swelling; producing wind”), from Medieval Latin īnflātīvus, from īnflō (“to inflate; to blow into”). Compare the obsolete French adjective inflatif, inflative.

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