congressive en · ADJ
Etymology
From congress + -ive.
Meanings
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Encountering, or coming together.
if it be understood of Sexes conjoined , all plants are Female ; and if of disjoined and congressive generation , there is no Male or Female in them at all
1650, Thomas Browne, Pseudodoxia Epidemica: […], 2nd edition, London: […] A[braham] Miller, for Edw[ard] Dod and Nath[aniel] Ekins, […], →OCLC:congressive people
congressive behavior
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most congressive | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more congressive | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |