"elicitive" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more elicitive [comparative], most elicitive [superlative]
Etymology: From Latin ēlicitīvus. By surface analysis, elicit + -ive. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|ēlicitīvus}} Latin ēlicitīvus, {{surf|en|elicit|-ive}} By surface analysis, elicit + -ive Head templates: {{en-adj}} elicitive (comparative more elicitive, superlative most elicitive)
  1. Pertaining to elicitation.
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