having the propensity to move in an upwards direction
2. grammar
having the power of adding to or making stronger
ascensive in American English
(əˈsɛnsɪv)
adjective
ascending; rising
ascensive in American English
(əˈsensɪv)
adjective
ascending; rising
Word origin
[1640–50; ascens(ion) + -ive]This word is first recorded in the period 1640–50. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: differential, handicap, impulse, liaison, selection-ive is a suffix of adjectives (and nouns of adjectival origin) expressing tendency, disposition,function, connection, etc. Other words that use the affix -ive include: active, destructive, detective, passive, sportive