adjustiveadj.
/əˈdʒʌstɪv/, U.S. /əˈdʒəstɪv/ Concerned with adjustment; having the effect of adjusting something. Also: †adjustable (obsolete).
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the world > relative properties > order > agreement, harmony, or congruity > adaptation or adjustment > [adjective] > able to be
accommodable1592
fittable1611
accommodative1622
adjustable1768
adjustivec1796
adaptable1800
adaptive1863
c1796 J. Stewart Revelation of Nature 22 In diet, quantity, important most; Who measures this with nice adjustive weight, May every climate in the world resist, from Zembla's cold, to Guinea's burning soil.
1850 Ann. Rep. Commissioner Patents 1849: Arts & Manuf. 297 in U.S. Congress. Serial Set (31st Congr., 1st Sess.: House of Representatives Executive Doc. 20, Pt. 1) VI I likewise claim the combination of the adjustive weed cutter and leveler F.
1883 G. J. Romanes Mental Evol. Animals i. 17 Adjustive movements due to reflex action, and adjustive movements accompanied by mental perception.
1935 Brit. Jrnl. Psychol. July 109 Only ‘Adjustive’ and ‘Receptive’ processes are dealt with.
1984 San Diego Union-Tribune (Nexis) 12 Oct. e1 Stress, simply defined, is any condition that impinges upon the organism, requiring an adjustive reaction.
2000 R. T. Broome Chiropractic Peripheral Joint Technique (2004) viii. 91/1 Line drawings..illustrate and clarify the hand positions, contacts, and the directions of adjustive thrusts used.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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