Consummative

/kənˈsʌmətɪv/ adjective

Definition

Serving to consummate or complete; tending toward perfection or completion.

Etymology

From consummate + -ive (Latin suffix meaning 'having the quality of'). The -ive suffix attaches to verb stems to create adjectives describing what something tends to do or be.

Kelly Says

The -ive suffix is a linguistic power move—it transforms actions into qualities, so 'consummate' (to do) becomes 'consummative' (having the quality of completing). You see it everywhere: creative, productive, destructive.

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