sək'sesiv

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• retrocessive — | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|sesiv adjective Etymology: Latin retrocessus (past participle of retrocedere to go backward) + English ive : retrograde …   Useful english dictionary

• supersessive — | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|sesiv adjective Etymology: Latin supersessus + English ive : superseding or tending to supersede …   Useful english dictionary

• obsessive — ob|ses|sive1 [ əb sesıv ] adjective caused by an OBSESSION: obsessive thoughts/concern/love/jealousy a. affected by an OBSESSION: He is the latest star to become the focus of obsessive fans. obsessive about: She is obsessive about her appearance …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• pȍsesīvan — pȍsesīv|an prid. 〈odr. vnī〉 1. {{001f}}koji je prožet potrebom za posjedovanjem 2. {{001f}}gram. posvojni [∼ni genitiv] …   Veliki rječnik hrvatskoga jezika

• excessive — ex|ces|sive [ıkˈsesıv] adj much more than is reasonable or necessary ▪ his excessive drinking ▪ $15 for two beers seems a little excessive. >excessively adv ▪ excessively high taxes …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• obsessive — ob|ses|sive1 [əbˈsesıv] adj thinking or worrying about something all the time, so that you do not think about other things enough used to show disapproval ▪ an obsessive concern with cleanliness and order obsessive about (doing) sth ▪ I try to… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• recessive — re|ces|sive [rıˈsesıv] adj technical a recessive ↑gene is passed to children from their parents only if both parents have the gene ≠ ↑dominant …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• successive — suc|ces|sive [səkˈsesıv] adj [only before noun] coming or following one after the other ▪ The team has had five successive victories. ▪ Successive governments have tried to deal with this issue. >successively adv …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• concessive clause — con|ces|sive clause [ kən sesıv ,klɔz ] noun count LINGUISTICS a part of a sentence that usually begins with although, though, or while and contains a fact or idea that seems to oppose the information in the rest of the sentence …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• excessive — ex|ces|sive [ ık sesıv ] adjective ** much more than is reasonable or necessary: The charges seemed a little excessive. a. much greater than is usual: Crops were destroyed by the excessive rainfall last August …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• recessive — re|ces|sive [ rı sesıv ] adjective SCIENCE a recessive gene is one that needs to be present in both parents in order to produce a particular feature in a child ─ compare DOMINANT …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English