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consultative

adj · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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1

adj

Meaning 1

That gives advice or consultation; advisory.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adjective satellite

Meaning 2

giving advice,

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • an advisory memorandum
  • his function was purely consultative

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: advisory, consultatory, consultive

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From Latin-type *cōnsultātīvus (probably used in Medieval Latin), from cōnsultāt-, past participial stem of cōnsultō, + -īvus. By surface analysis, consult + -ative.

Across languages

Translations

13 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: съвещателен (sǎveštatelen) — advisory
  • Bulgarian: консултативен (konsultativen) — advisory
  • Finnish: konsultatiivinen — advisory
  • Finnish: konsultoiva — advisory
  • French: consultatif — advisory
  • Indonesian: konsultatif — advisory
  • Italian: consultivo — advisory
  • Kazakh: консультативтік (konsultativtık) — advisory
  • Kazakh: сабағаттық (sabağattyq) — advisory
  • Portuguese: consultivo — advisory
  • Russian: консультати́вный (konsulʹtatívnyj) — advisory
  • Spanish: consultivo — advisory
  • Spanish: consultativo — advisory
Real reading context

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