adj. Of, relating to, or concerning quality. [Middle English, producing a primary quality, from Medieval Latin quālitātīvus, from Late Latin, qualitative, from Latin quālitās, quālitāt-, quality; see QUALITY.] quali·ta′tive·ly adv. |
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