flexive
adjective
flex·ive
ˈfleksiv
archaic
: flexible
Word History
Etymology
Latin flexus (past participle of flectere to bend) + English -ive
- the specter of something
- the Spirit
- the spirit is willing but the flesh is weak
- the spirit of the law
- the spitting image
- the sport of kings
- the spotlight
- the squeaky wheel gets the grease
- the squeaky wheel gets the oil
- the squeamish
- the squeeze
- the stacks
- the stake
- the stalls
- the stand
- the stands
- the Stars and Stripes
- the start
- the States
- the status quo
- the statute book
- the sticks
- the still of the night
- the Stone Age
- the story