reductive (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *reductive*:
ADJECTIVE	all	reductive	characterized by or causing diminution or curtailment

English > *reductive*: 1 sense > adjective 1
Meaning	Characterized by or causing diminution or curtailment.
Example	"their views of life were reductive and depreciatory"- R.H.Rovere
Broader	subtractive	constituting / constituting or involving subtraction
Spanish	reductor
Catalan	reductor
Verbs	reduce	cut down on

HyperDic: reductive