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PROPULSIVE
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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:
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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