Dictionary entry

Applicative

Webster's Dictionary 1913

Ap″pli‐ca‐tive (ăp″plĭ‐kā̍‐tĭv), a. [Cf. F. applicatif, fr. L. applicare. See Apply.] Capable of being applied or used; applying; applicatory; practical. Bramhall. — Ap″pli‐ca‐tive‐ly, adv.