consultive C2+ Topic:Nature & Landscape US /kənˈsʌltɪv/ UK /kənˈsʌltɪv/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 adj of or relating to consultation; advisory in nature The board has a consultive role but no power to overrule the chief. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · of or relating to... advisoryconsultativedeliberativecounseling ↔ Opposites executivedecisive Word family Derived forms consultively Related forms consultconsultationconsultativeconsultant Etymology AI details From Latin consult- (stem of consulere, 'to take counsel') plus the adjectival suffix -ive; a variant of consultative. consulere Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Nature & Landscape Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # consultive **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /kənˈsʌltɪv/ **IPA (UK):** /kənˈsʌltɪv/ ## Meanings 1. of or relating to consultation; advisory in nature ## Examples - The board has a consultive role but no power to overrule the chief. ## Synonyms - advisory - consultative - deliberative - counseling ## Antonyms - executive - decisive ## Derived Forms - consultively ## Related Forms - consult - consultation - consultative - consultant ## Roots and Affixes - Root: consulere ## Etymology From Latin consult- (stem of consulere, 'to take counsel') plus the adjectival suffix -ive; a variant of consultative. ## AI Etymology Consultive is from Latin consult- (stem of consulere, 'to take counsel') plus the adjectival suffix -ive; a variant of consultative. The immediate etymological form is Latin consulere. The suffix -ive forms an adjective of tendency, relation, or capacity, so the English form is shaped by recognizable word formation as well as by its inherited or borrowed base. In present use as an adjective, it means "of or relating to consultation; advisory in nature", keeping the historical formation close to the word's ordinary semantic work. Related words include consult, consultation, consultative, and consultant; derived forms include consultively. ## Topics - Nature & Landscape - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown