"stipulative" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈstɪpjələtɪv/ Forms: more stipulative [comparative], most stipulative [superlative]
Etymology: Etymology tree English stipulate Latin -īvus Old French -ifbor. Middle English -yf English -ive English stipulative From stipulate + -ive. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|stipulate|-ive|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree English stipulate Latin -īvus Old French -ifbor. Middle English -yf English -ive English stipulative [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "-ive", "children" : [ ], "status" : "missing", "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "-īvus", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Old French", "term" : "-if", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "fro" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "Middle English", "term" : "-yf", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "enm" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "-ive", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "stipulative", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="stipulative"> From stipulate + -ive. Head templates: {{en-adj}} stipulative (comparative more stipulative, superlative most stipulative)
  1. Relating to a stipulation.
    Sense id: en-stipulative-en-adj-iv7bqUNu
  2. Relating to something that is merely asserted in an ad hoc fashion rather than following logically from general principles.
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The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: stipulative definition, stipulativeness
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