pertaining to or characteristic of a confederation
Word origin
[1810–20; confederate + -ive]This word is first recorded in the period 1810–20. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: keyboard, knockout, rationalize, technique, unitary-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: corrective, destructive, detective, passive, sportive