resentive

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

English resent

Proto-Indo-European *-wós

Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder.

Latin -īvus

Old French -ifbor.

Middle English -yf

English -ive

English resentive

From resent + -ive.

Adjective

resentive

1. (rare) Resentful

References

• William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin Eli Smith, editors (1895–1910), “resentive”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC.
• “resentive”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

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