confectiveadj.
Etymology: < Latin confect- participial stem of conficĕre (see confect v.) + -ive suffix.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: conˈfective.
1828 23 796 The entremets..Bedeck'd with all the pride of paste, Confective prowess shows.
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