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VEGETIVE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does vegetive mean?
• VEGETIVE (adjective)
The adjective VEGETIVE has 1 sense:
1. of or relating to an activity that is passive and monotonous
Familiarity information: VEGETIVE used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Of or relating to an activity that is passive and monotonous
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Synonyms:
vegetative; vegetive
Context example:
a dull vegetative lifestyle
Pertainym:
vegetation (inactivity that is passive and monotonous, comparable to the inactivity of plant life)
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