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Est. 1828
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'private detective'
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2 syllables

  • hective

3 syllables

  • advective
  • affective
  • collective
  • connective
  • convective
  • corrective
  • defective
  • directive
  • effective
  • elective
  • infective
  • injective
  • invective
  • objective
  • perfective
  • perspective
  • projective
  • prospective
  • protective
  • reflective
  • respective
  • selective
  • subjective
  • surjective
  • bijective
  • abjective
  • deflective
  • dissective
  • ejective
  • inflective
  • inspective
  • neglective
  • refective
  • rejective

4 syllables

  • ineffective
  • intellective
  • introspective
  • irrespective
  • nondirective
  • nonselective
  • retrospective
  • unreflective
  • noneffective
  • nonelective
  • nonobjective
  • unselective
  • circumspective
  • cost-effective
  • disinfective
  • disrespective
  • extrospective
  • indefective
  • introjective
  • irreflective
  • noninfective
  • nonreflective
  • nonsubjective
  • permselective
  • preinfective
  • recollective
  • resurrective
  • self-corrective
  • self-directive
  • self-protective
  • self-reflective
  • subeffective
  • superjective
  • transsubjective
  • unobjective
  • unrespective

5 syllables

  • intersubjective
  • neuroprotective
  • overprotective
  • schizoaffective
  • retroreflective
  • anti-infective
  • antireflective
  • cryoprotective
  • exterofective
  • interofective
  • orthoselective
  • schizo-affective
  • supereffective
  • teleobjective

6 syllables

  • radioprotective
  • stereoselective
  • cardioprotective
  • regioselective

7 syllables

  • enantioselective

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