- susceptive
- susceptive mid-16c., from M.L. susceptivus, from suscept-, stem of suscipere (see SUSCEPTIBLE (Cf. susceptible)). Related: Susceptively; susceptiveness.
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Susceptive — Sus*cep tive, a. Susceptible. I. Watts. {Sus*cep tive*ness}, n. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
susceptive — index pliant, sensitive (easily affected), susceptible (responsive) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
susceptive — [sə sep′tiv] adj. [ML susceptivus] 1. SUSCEPTIBLE 2. RECEPTIVE susceptivity [sus΄ep tiv′ə tē] n. susceptiveness … English World dictionary
susceptive — susceptivity /sus ep tiv i tee/, susceptiveness, n. /seuh sep tiv/, adj. 1. receptive. 2. susceptible. [1545 55; < LL susceptivus, equiv. to suscept(us) (see SUSCEPTIBLE) + ivus IVE] * * * … Universalium
susceptive — adjective a) susceptible b) receptive … Wiktionary
susceptive — (Roget s Thesaurus II) adjective 1. Able to receive and respond to external stimuli: impressible, impressionable, responsive, sensible, sensitive, sentient, susceptible. See AWARENESS. 2. Tending to incur: liable, open, prone, subject,… … English dictionary for students
susceptive — sus·cep·tive || sÉ™ septɪv adj. receptive, open, amenable; susceptible, sensitive, vulnerable, prone … English contemporary dictionary
susceptive — adjective archaic susceptible … English new terms dictionary
susceptive — a. Susceptible … New dictionary of synonyms
susceptive — sus·cep·tive … English syllables
