consultative

[ kuh n-suhl-tuh-tiv, kon-suh l-tey-tiv ]
/ kənˈsʌl tə tɪv, ˈkɒn səlˌteɪ tɪv /

adjective

of or relating to consultation; advisory.
Also con·sul·ta·to·ry [kuh n-suhl-tuh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee] /kənˈsʌl təˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i/, con·sul·tive.

Origin of consultative

First recorded in 1575–85; consultat(ion) + -ive

OTHER WORDS FROM consultative

Example sentences from the Web for consultive

  • This consultive Diet was forced to yield, the following year, 1848, to the popular demand for a more representative assembly.

    The War Upon Religion |Rev. Francis A. Cunningham

British Dictionary definitions for consultive

consultative

consultatory (kənˈsʌltətərɪ, -trɪ) or consultive

/ (kənˈsʌltətɪv) /

adjective

available for, relating to, or involving consultation; advisory

Derived forms of consultative

consultatively, adverb