Serving as or providing evidence; showing or proving something through clear signs or facts.
Formed from 'evidence' plus the suffix '-ive' (having the quality of), following the pattern of words like creative, productive, and positive. This creates an adjective meaning 'of or relating to evidence.'
This is a rare word that linguists and legal scholars use more than everyday people—it's the kind of technical adjective that precise language needs but that gets overlooked in casual conversation.
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