"erective" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more erective [comparative], most erective [superlative]
Rhymes: -ɛktɪv Etymology: From erect + -ive? Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|erect|ive}} erect + -ive Head templates: {{en-adj}} erective (comparative more erective, superlative most erective)
  1. (dated) Making erect or upright; raising. Tags: dated
    Sense id: en-erective-en-adj-nelytVo1
  2. erectile (pertaining to penile erections)
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