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Webster 1913 Edition
Adoptive
A-dopt′ive
,Adj.
[L.
adoptivus
: cf. F. adoptif
.] Pertaining to adoption; made or acquired by adoption; fitted to adopt;
– as, an
adoptive
father, an child; an adoptive
language. A-dopt′ive-ly
, adv.
Webster 1828 Edition
Adoptive
ADOPT'IVE
,Adj.
That adopts, as an adoptive father; or that is adopted, as an adoptive son.
ADOPT'IVE
,Noun.