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Language: Old French
Origin: -atif, from Latin -ativus

-ative

 suffix
     
-ative [in adjectives]
XX liking something or tending to do something or show a particular quality:
talkative (=liking to talk a lot)
argumentative (=enjoying arguments)
imaginative (=showing imagination)
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