Re‐press″ive (r?–pr?s″?v), a. [Cf. F. répressif. LL. repressivus.] Having power, or tending, to repress; as, repressive acts or measures. — Re‐press″ive‐ly, adv.
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, C. & G. Merriam Co., 1913.