Caressive (B2)
adjective
Definition
caressive means having the nature of a caress; gentle, soothing. It can have more than one sense, so use the alternate meanings and examples to choose the meaning that matches your sentence.
Examples
The writer described the response as caressive.
A caressive tone can change the mood of a conversation.
The situation became caressive after the announcement.
How to Use Caressive
- caressive + noun (collocation)
- Use caressive before a noun to describe that quality. — "The writer described a caressive reaction."
- become caressive (collocation)
- Use after become, seem, or be for a state or quality. — "The discussion became caressive near the end."
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