REDUCTIVE

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Characterized by or causing diminution or curtailment

Example:

their views of life were reductive and depreciatory

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

subtractive (constituting or involving subtraction)

Derivation:

reduce (cut down on; make a reduction in)

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