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abductive.

Related or pertaining to abductor muscles and their movement.

9 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/æbˈdʌk.tɪv/US/ˈæbˌdək.tɪv/US
  1. Related or pertaining to abductor muscles and their movement.

    not-comparable
  2. Being or relating to a logical process of abduction or inference.

    not-comparable
  3. Abducting, pertaining to an abduction (a kidnapping).

    not-comparable · rare
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ep Proto-Indo-European *-o Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó Proto-Italic *ap Latin abder. Latin ab- Proto-Indo-European *dewk- Proto-Indo-European *déwkti Proto-Italic *doukō Latin dūcō Latin abdūcō Latin abductusder. English abduct Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder. Latin -īvus Old French -ifbor. Middle English -yf English -ive English abductive From abduct + -ive.

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