| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Adjective | 1. Having power or a tendency to exert; using exertion.[Websters]
2. Being active. [Eve - graph theoretic] 3. Rarely used base adjective of the adverb exertively.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Adverb Form (exertively) | 1. Virtually never used adverbial inflection of the rarely used adjective exertive.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license. | Top | |
Date "EXERTIVE" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1914. (references) |
