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APPROPRIATIVE
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Of or relating to or given to the act of taking for yourself
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Pertainym:
appropriation (a deliberate act of acquisition of something, often without the permission of the owner)
Derivation:
appropriate (take possession of by force, as after an invasion)