comminative

== English == === Etymology === From comminate + -ive. First attested in 1835. === Pronunciation === enPR: kŏ′mĭnətĭv, IPA(key): /ˈkɒmɪnətɪv/ Rhymes: -ɒmɪnətɪv Hyphenation: com‧min‧at‧ive === Adjective === comminative (comparative more comminative, superlative most comminative) Of or relating to commination. === Further reading === “comminative, adj.”, in Collins English Dictionary, accessed 19 March 2026. “comminative, adj.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000. “comminative, adj.”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present, retrieved 19 March 2026. == Latin == === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [kɔm.mɪ.naːˈtiː.wɛ] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [kom.mi.naˈtiː.ve] Hyphenation: com‧mi‧nā‧tī‧ve === Adjective === comminātīve vocative masculine singular of comminātīvus