"ulcerative" meaning in English

See ulcerative in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more ulcerative [comparative], most ulcerative [superlative]
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁élḱos Proto-Italic *elkos Old Latin *olcos Latin ulcus Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin ulcerōbor. English ulcerate Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder. Latin -īvus Old French -ifbor. Middle English -yf English -ive English ulcerative From ulcerate + -ive. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|ulcerate<id:verb>|-ive|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁élḱos Proto-Italic *elkos Old Latin *olcos Latin ulcus Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin ulcerōbor. English ulcerate Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder. Latin -īvus Old French -ifbor. 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Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin ulcerōbor. English ulcerate Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder. Latin -īvus Old French -ifbor. Middle English -yf English -ive English ulcerative From ulcerate + -ive. Head templates: {{en-adj}} ulcerative (comparative more ulcerative, superlative most ulcerative)
  1. Composed of, or causing ulcers Synonyms: ulcerating (english: as participial adjective), ulceratory
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  "etymology_text": "Etymology tree\nProto-Indo-European *h₁élḱos\nProto-Italic *elkos\nOld Latin *olcos\nLatin ulcus\nProto-Indo-European *-h₂\nProto-Indo-European *-éh₂\nProto-Indo-European *-yéti\nProto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti\nProto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu.\nProto-Italic *-ājō\nProto-Italic *-āō\nLatin -ō\nLatin ulcerōbor.\nEnglish ulcerate\nProto-Indo-European *-wós\nProto-Indo-European *-iHwósder.\nLatin -īvus\nOld French -ifbor.\nMiddle English -yf\nEnglish -ive\nEnglish ulcerative\nFrom ulcerate + -ive.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "more ulcerative",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "most ulcerative",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
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      "args": {},
      "expansion": "ulcerative (comparative more ulcerative, superlative most ulcerative)",
      "name": "en-adj"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
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        "English entries with etymology texts",
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        "English entries with etymon",
        "English entries with incorrect language header",
        "English lemmas",
        "English terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European word *h₁élḱos",
        "English terms suffixed with -ive",
        "Pages using etymon with no ID",
        "Pages with 2 entries",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Pages with etymology trees",
        "Pages with etymon"
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        "Composed of, or causing ulcers"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "ulcer",
          "ulcer"
        ]
      ]
    }
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    {
      "english": "as participial adjective",
      "translation": "as participial adjective",
      "word": "ulcerating"
    },
    {
      "word": "ulceratory"
    }
  ],
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}

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