discretive
1 of 2adjective
dis·cre·tive
də̇ˈskrētiv,
ˈdiskrət-
1
: discrete sense 3
2
archaic : marking distinction : discriminative, distinguishing
discretively adverb
discretive
2 of 2noun
plural -s
obsolete
: a discretive proposition or conjunction
Word History
Etymology
Adjective
Late Latin discretivus, from Latin discretus (past participle of discernere to separate, distinguish between) + -ivus -ive