im·pu·ta·tive \ə̇mˈpyüd.əd.]iv, -ütət]\adjective Etymology: Late Latin imputativus, from Latin imputatus + -ivus -ive : transferred by imputation < the imputative sin of Adam > • im·pu·ta·tive·ly\]ȧvlē, -li\adverb • im·pu·ta·tive·ness\]ivnə̇s\noun-es