[1605–15; diffuse + -ive]This word is first recorded in the period 1605–15. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: classic, displacement, ferrule, package, turnover-ive is a suffix of adjectives (and nouns of adjectival origin) expressing tendency, disposition,function, connection, etc. Other words that use the affix -ive include: active, destructive, detective, passive, sportive
Examples of 'diffusive' in a sentence
diffusive
Few will read it, of course, but some will and the effect of such a document is diffusive.