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Results for formative

1. Giving form; having the power of giving form; plastic; as, the formative arts.

2. A word formed in accordance with some rule or usage, as from a root.




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IC analysis derivation immediate constituent analysis lithesome primeval
abecedarian determinative impressible malleable primitive
aboriginal difference of form impressionable moldable primogenial
accidence ductile in embryo morph proclitic
adaptable effectual in its infancy morpheme procreative
affix elastic in the bud morphemic analysis productive
affixation elemental inaugural morphemics radical
allomorph elementary inceptive morphology receptive
antenatal embryonic inchoate morphophonemics responsive
autochthonous enclitic inchoative morphotic root
beginning etiological incipient nascent rudimental
behind the scenes extensible incunabular natal rudimentary
bendable extensile infant occasional sensitive
bending fabricable infantile original sequacious
bound morpheme facile infix originative shapable
budding fetal infixation paradigm springy
causal fictile inflection parturient stem
causative flexible initial pivotal submissive
compliant flexile initiative plastic suffix
component flexuous initiatory pliable suffixation
conjugation formable institutive pliant supple
constituent formal integral postnatal susceptible
constitutive formational integrant prefix theme
constructive foundational introductory prefixation tractable
creative free form inventive pregnant tractile
cutting fundamental like putty prenatal ur
decisive generative limber primal whippy
declension gestatory lissome primary willowy
demiurgic giving lithe prime word-formation