expective
adjEtymology From expect + -ive.
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expectative
- This expective treatment is followed for two or even three hours before the placenta is expressed by manual interference1895, The Hahnemannian Monthly:
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Human sciences, Linguistics, Sciences A verb form in some native American languages that implies expectation of an action, as opposed to the report of an action or a general statement about the type of action.