caritive

[ kar-i-tiv ]
/ ˈkær ɪ tɪv /

adjective

(in certain inflected languages, especially of the Caucasian group) abessive.

Origin of caritive

1855–60; < Latin carit(us) devoid of, without (past participle of carēre not to have, to want) + -ive

Example sentences from the Web for caritive

  • The extent to which they are also Caritive, Adessive and the like has yet to be investigated.

    Opuscula |Robert Gordon Latham