constraintive

English

Etymology

From constraint +‎ -ive.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kənˈstɹeɪntɪv/

Adjective

constraintive (comparative more constraintive, superlative most constraintive)

1. (archaic) constraining; compulsory
   • 1602, Richard Carew, Survey of Cornwall:

     constraintive vow

References

“constraintive”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.