| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Adjective | 1. Governing; ruling; imperious.[Websters]
2. Being governing, ruling or prevailing. [Eve - graph theoretic] 3. Rarely used base adjective of the adverb dominatively.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Adverb Form (dominatively) | 1. Virtually never used adverbial inflection of the rarely used adjective dominative.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license. | Top | |
Date "DOMINATIVE" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1828. (references) |
| Etymology:Dominative \Dom"i*na*tive\, adjective. [Compare to the French expression dominatif.]. (references) |
Specialty Definition: DOMINATIVE
| Domain | Definition | ||
| Noah Webster | [Adjective] Governing; also, imperious. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary. | ||
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | Top | ||
