consultive

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /kənˈsʌltɪv/ UK /kənˈsʌltɪv/ See IPA manual

Meanings

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adj
of or relating to consultation; advisory in nature

The board has a consultive role but no power to overrule the chief.

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Synonyms

1 adj · of or relating to... advisory consultative deliberative counseling

Opposites

executive decisive

Word family

Derived forms consultively

Related forms consult consultation consultative consultant

Etymology

From Latin consult- (stem of consulere, 'to take counsel') plus the adjectival suffix -ive; a variant of consultative.

consulere Latin

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Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives

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# 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
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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