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PROPULSIVE

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Tending to or capable of propelling

Example:

universities...the seats of propulsive thought

Synonyms:

propellant; propellent; propelling; propulsive

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

dynamic; dynamical (characterized by action or forcefulness or force of personality)

Derivation:

propel (cause to move forward with force)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Having the power to propel

Example:

propulsive coefficient

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Pertainym:

propulsion (a propelling force)

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