"complicative" meaning in English

See complicative in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more complicative [comparative], most complicative [superlative]
Etymology: complicate + -ive Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|complicate|ive}} complicate + -ive Head templates: {{en-adj}} complicative (comparative more complicative, superlative most complicative)
  1. Having a tendency to complicate.
    Sense id: en-complicative-en-adj-A3mDjF7K Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ive

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