Appointive
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Appointive is an adjective meaning Of, pertaining to, or filled by appointment.
Meaning
Of, pertaining to, or filled by appointment.
Example Sentences
It will be kind of nice, a year before your time, to be standing in the way of any appointive plums that may happen to fall; […]
‘It was an appointive job at one time but may not be now. […] Well, whatever the method is, appointive or elective, I have my dough on Gerald. He’s the logical choice.’
The constitution adopted at Oakmulgee provides for […] the machinery of government in which the governor and legislature are elective by the people. The judges are appointive by the governor […]
Synonyms for appointive
Depending on context, synonyms include appointed, nominative, nominated.
Antonyms for appointive
Common opposites include elective, elected.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include appointed, nominated, nominative, appointment, appoint, appurtenant.
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