"flative" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈfleɪtɪv/ [UK] Forms: more flative [comparative], most flative [superlative]
Rhymes: -eɪtɪv Etymology: From the Latin flātīvus, from flō (“I blow”). Etymology templates: {{uder|en|la|flātīvus}} Latin flātīvus, {{m|la|flō||I blow}} flō (“I blow”) Head templates: {{en-adj}} flative (comparative more flative, superlative most flative)
  1. (obsolete, Early Modern, rare) Producing farts; flatulent. Tags: Early, Modern, obsolete, rare

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