institutive

[ in-sti-too-tiv, -tyoo- ]
/ ˈɪn stɪˌtu tɪv, -ˌtyu- /

adjective

tending or intended to institute or establish.

Origin of institutive

First recorded in 1620–30; institute + -ive

OTHER WORDS FROM institutive

in·sti·tu·tive·ly, adverb un·in·sti·tu·tive, adjective un·in·sti·tu·tive·ly, adverb

Words nearby institutive

institutional, institutional investor, institutionalism, institutionalize, institutionary, institutive, institutor, instr., instroke, instruct, instruction

British Dictionary definitions for institutive

institutive
/ (ˈɪnstɪˌtjuːtɪv) /

adjective

concerned with instituting and establishing
established by custom or law

Derived forms of institutive

institutively, adverb