Word: excerptive
Part of speech: Adjective
Syllables: ex
cerp
tive
Definition: That excerpts or selects.
Morphemes:
Affix: excerpt
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To select or copy sample material (excerpts) from a work.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: ex
Language: la
Decoded: ex
Meaning: out
Affix: carpere
Language: la
Decoded: carpere
Meaning: to pick, pluck
Affix: -ive
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: An adjective suffix signifying relating or belonging to, of the nature of, tending to, or serving to; as: affirmative, active, conclusive, corrective, diminutive.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -ivus
Language: la
Decoded: -ivus
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Adjective suffix.