"inhibitive" meaning in English

See inhibitive in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more inhibitive [comparative], most inhibitive [superlative]
Etymology: From inhibit + -ive. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|inhibit|ive}} inhibit + -ive Head templates: {{en-adj}} inhibitive (comparative more inhibitive, superlative most inhibitive)
  1. that inhibits Synonyms: inhibitory Translations (that inhibits): inhibiteur (French), urchoillteach (Irish), inibitorio (Italian), inibitivo (Portuguese), inibitório (Portuguese), inhibitorio (Spanish)
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