Definitions for suppressive
sup·pres·sive

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1. suppressiveadjective

   tending to suppress

   "the government used suppressive measures to control the protest"

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1. suppressiveadjective

   That serves to suppress

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1. Suppressiveadjective

   tending to suppress; subduing; concealing

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of suppressive in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of suppressive in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of suppressive in a Sentence

1. John Stanley:

   The government should take full cognizance of the fact that a particular regime is an authoritarian regime, it is suppressive of human rights ... and is likely to use force if necessary to protect its authority, if you look at human rights violations and you look at the use of force, sadly without any question over the last 12 months things have deteriorated in a pretty worrying way.

2. Chris Hollins:

   The Governor's suppressive tactics should not be tolerated, and tonight's ruling shows that the law is on the side of( the) Texas voter, seniors and voters with disabilities across Harris County need these drop-off locations to deliver their mail ballots safely and conveniently during the global pandemic. We shouldn't be playing politics with voters' lives.

3. James Carville:

   What’s wrong is this stupid wokeness, this defund-the-police lunacy. This‘Take AbrahamLincoln’s name off of the schools.’Peoplesee that, and it just really has a suppressive effect on Democrats.Some of these people need to go to a woke detox centeror something.

4. James Carville:

   Don’t just look at Virginia and New Jersey. Look at Long Island and Seattle, Washington. This defund-police lunacy and take Lincoln’s name off of schools … people see that. It’s having a suppressive effect across the country. Some people need to go to a woke detox center.

5. Rick Ross:

   The public should know that Scientology has routinely declared people SP (a suppressive person) and then encouraged Scientologists, including family members, to disconnect from SPs or risk being labeled a PTS (Potential Trouble Source). This policy has hurt many families, exposing the pain is a public service. A victim suffering in silence is not a solution.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=suppressive
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Suppressive
3. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/suppressive