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caressive
[ k
uh
-
res
-iv ]
SHOW IPA
/ kəˈrɛs ɪv /
PHONETIC RESPELLING
adjective
of the nature of or resembling a
caress
:
caressive words; a caressive breeze.
characterized by or given to
caresses
.
Origin of caressive
First recorded in 1795–1805;
caress
+
-ive
OTHER WORDS FROM caressive
ca·ress·ive·ly
,
adverb
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caretaker
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carew
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careworn
,
carex