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The Meaning of facultative

  • (adjective satellite) not compulsory; "facultative courses in the sciences"
  • (adjective satellite) granting a privilege or permission or power to do or not do something; "a facultative enactment"
  • (adjective) able to exist under more than one set of conditions; "a facultative parasite can exist as a parasite or a saprophyte"
  • (adjective) of or relating to the mental faculties

Rhymes

accommodative , accumulative , administrative , alliterative , appreciative , authoritative , collaborative , commemorative , cooperative , creative , dative , deliberative , imitative , innovative , investigative , iterative , legislative , manipulative , native , nonnative , probative , prognosticative , qualitative , quantitative , regulative , rehabilitative , stative , stimulative , vegetative