"writative" meaning in English

See writative in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more writative [comparative], most writative [superlative]
Etymology: From write, possibly modelled on talkative. Head templates: {{en-adj}} writative (comparative more writative, superlative most writative)
  1. (archaic) Inclined to much writing. Tags: archaic
    Sense id: en-writative-en-adj-~uT72hHY Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry
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