exploitive

English

Etymology

Etymology tree
English exploit
Proto-Indo-European *-wós
Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder.
Latin -īvus
Old French -ifbor.
Middle English -yf
English -ive
English exploitive

    From exploit + -ive.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ɪkˈsplɔɪtɪv/

    Adjective

    exploitive (comparative more exploitive, superlative most exploitive)

    1. Exploitative: taking advantage of someone
      • 2009 January 17, William C. Rhoden, “University Sells Itself During Playoffs”, in The New York Times‎[1], New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 23 April 2025:
        The University of Phoenix, a for-profit educational institution, has turned the traditional relationship between athletics and higher education on its head, reducing it to its commercially exploitive essence.

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