Word: exceptive
Part of speech: Adjective
Syllables: ex
cep
tive
Definition: exceptional, having an exception
Morphemes:
Affix: except
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To exclude; to specify as being an exception.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: exceptus
Language: la
Decoded: exceptus
PoS: Participle
Meaning: taken out, having been taken out; excepted, having been excepted
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.