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    PROPULSIVE

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     I. (adjective) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    Tending to or capable of propellingplay

    Example:

    universities...the seats of propulsive thought

    Synonyms:

    propellant; propellent; propelling; propulsive

    Classified under:

    Adjectives

    Similar:

    dynamic; dynamical (characterized by action or forcefulness or force of personality)

    Derivation:

    propel (cause to move forward with force)

    Sense 2

    Meaning:

    Having the power to propelplay

    Example:

    propulsive coefficient

    Classified under:

    Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

    Pertainym:

    propulsion (a propelling force)

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