Relating to, of the nature of, or tending to bring about reduction, transformation, diminution, etc. Also with of.
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释义 | the world > relative properties > quantity > decrease or reduction in quantity, amount, or degree > [adjective] > producing or allowing decrease (5) reductive1633 Relating to, of the nature of, or tending to bring about reduction, transformation, diminution, etc. Also with of. straiteninga1652 †straitening circumstances (obsolete) = straitened circumstances. diminishing1665 That diminishes or lessens. That makes less. Spec. diminishing glass, an instrument which causes objects to appear smaller than they appear to the… diminutive1677 Making less or smaller; tending to diminution. Obsolete. remissive1686 Producing or allowing decrease of a quality, a force, etc. Obsolete. |
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