"consultative" meaning in English

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Adjective

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-consultative.wav Forms: more consultative [comparative], most consultative [superlative]
Etymology: From Latin-type *cōnsultātīvus (probably used in Medieval Latin), from cōnsultāt-, past participial stem of cōnsultō, + -īvus. By surface analysis, consult + -ative. Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|-}} Latin, {{der|en|la-med|-}} Medieval Latin, {{surf|en|consult|-ative}} By surface analysis, consult + -ative Head templates: {{en-adj}} consultative (comparative more consultative, superlative most consultative)
  1. That gives advice or consultation; advisory. Derived forms: consultatively, consultative selling, nonconsultative Translations (advisory): съвещателен (sǎveštatelen) (Bulgarian), консултативен (konsultativen) (Bulgarian), konsultatiivinen (Finnish), konsultoiva (Finnish), consultatif (French), konsultatif (Indonesian), consultivo (Italian), консультативтік (konsultativtık) (Kazakh), сабағаттық (sabağattyq) (Kazakh), consultivo (Portuguese), консультати́вный (konsulʹtatívnyj) (Russian), consultivo (Spanish), consultativo (Spanish)
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