"pressive" meaning in English

See pressive in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more pressive [comparative], most pressive [superlative]
Rhymes: -ɛsɪv Etymology: From press + -ive. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|press|ive}} press + -ive Head templates: {{en-adj}} pressive (comparative more pressive, superlative most pressive)
  1. (obsolete) pressing; urgent Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-pressive-en-adj-H56xTziX Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ive, Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 84 16 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ive: 100 0 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 100 0
  2. (obsolete) oppressive Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-pressive-en-adj-aHJl~XD0
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