"infatuative" meaning in English

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Adjective

Audio: En-us-infatuative.oga
Etymology: From infatuate + -ive. Etymology templates: {{af|en|infatuate|-ive}} infatuate + -ive Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} infatuative (not comparable)
  1. (rare) Characteristic of infatuation. Tags: not-comparable, rare
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