Word: detractive
Part of speech: Adjective
Syllables: de
trac
tive
Definition: Tending to lower in estimation; depreciative.
Morphemes:
Affix: detract
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To take away; to withdraw or remove.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: detractum
Language: la
Decoded: detractum
PoS: Participle
Meaning: removed, detached, withdrawn
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.