"eductive" meaning in English

See eductive in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more eductive [comparative], most eductive [superlative]
Head templates: {{en-adj}} eductive (comparative more eductive, superlative most eductive)
  1. Tending to draw out; extractive.
    Sense id: en-eductive-en-adj-tflbx3fF Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 88 12 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 100 0 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 100 0
  2. deductive
    Sense id: en-eductive-en-adj-4iDd~qK2
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: educe, educt, eduction
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