consultative

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /kənˈsʌltətɪv/ UK /kənˈsʌltətɪv/ See IPA manual

adj

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adj
intended for or having the role of giving advice

The committee serves in a purely consultative capacity.

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Synonyms

1 adj · intended for or having the... advisoryconsultatoryconferring deliberative counseling

Opposites

executive decisive

Word family

Derived forms consultatively

Related forms consult consultation consultant consultive

Etymology

From Latin consultare ('to consult, deliberate'), frequentative of consulere ('to take counsel'), plus the adjectival suffix -ive. Formed in English on the Latin stem.

consultare Latin consulere Latin

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# consultative

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** kənˈsʌltətɪv
**IPA (UK):** kənˈsʌltətɪv

## Meanings
1. intended for or having the role of giving advice

## Examples
- The committee serves in a purely consultative capacity.

## Synonyms
- advisory
- consultatory
- conferring
- deliberative
- counseling

## Antonyms
- executive
- decisive

## Derived Forms
- consultatively

## Related Forms
- consult
- consultation
- consultant
- consultive

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: consultare
- Root: consulere

## Etymology
From Latin consultare ('to consult, deliberate'), frequentative of consulere ('to take counsel'), plus the adjectival suffix -ive. Formed in English on the Latin stem.

## AI Etymology
Consultative is an adjective meaning "intended for or having the role of giving advice". Historically, it is from Latin consultare ('to consult, deliberate'), frequentative of consulere ('to take counsel'), plus the adjectival suffix -ive. Formed in English on the Latin stem. The visible construction is part of the etymology: consultative is not just an unanalyzed simple word. The modern meaning, "intended for or having the role of giving advice", follows the base word through the added English ending. The historical chain links Latin consultare with Latin consulere. Close English family members include consultatively, consult, consultation, consultant, and consultive.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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