"inflative" meaning in English

See inflative in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ɪnˈfleɪtɪv/ [UK]
Rhymes: -eɪtɪv Etymology: From Middle English inflātīve (“causing swelling; producing wind”), from Medieval Latin īnflātīvus, from īnflō (“I inflate; I blow into”). Compare the obsolete French adjective inflatif, inflative. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|inflative|inflātīve|causing swelling; producing wind}} Middle English inflātīve (“causing swelling; producing wind”), {{der|en|ML.|īnflātīvus}} Medieval Latin īnflātīvus, {{m|la|īnflō||I inflate; I blow into}} īnflō (“I inflate; I blow into”), {{cog|fr|-}} French, {{m|fr|inflatif}} inflatif, {{m|fr|inflative}} inflative Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} inflative (not comparable)
  1. (obsolete) Of an inflating quality or tendency. Tags: not-comparable, obsolete

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