"exploitative" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

IPA: /ɪkˈsplɔɪtətɪv/, /ɪksplɔɪˈteɪtɪv/, /ɛkˈsplɔɪtətɪv/ [General-American], /ɪkˈsplɔɪtətɪv/ [General-American] Forms: more exploitative [comparative], most exploitative [superlative]
Etymology: exploitation + -ive Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|exploitation|ive}} exploitation + -ive Head templates: {{en-adj}} exploitative (comparative more exploitative, superlative most exploitative)
  1. In the nature of exploitation; acting to exploit someone or something
    Sense id: en-exploitative-en-adj-YVgHDZsN
  2. (more generally) Of or relating to exploitation. Tags: broadly
    Sense id: en-exploitative-en-adj-M~WtWjAC
  3. (ecology, of competition) Wherein one organism reduces a resource to the point of affecting other organisms. Categories (topical): Ecology
    Sense id: en-exploitative-en-adj-dKVZ-6Gg Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ive Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 17 2 81 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ive: 17 3 80 Topics: biology, ecology, natural-sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: exploitive Derived forms: exploitatively

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