intercalative, a.
(ɪnˈtɜːkəleɪtɪv, -ətɪv)
[f. L. intercalāt- (see intercalate v.) + -ive.]
That intercalates; spec. of a language, characterized by inserting modifying elements in the body of a word.
| 1882 in Ogilvie. 1887 C. W. Hutson Begin. Civiliz. ii. 23 The intercalative system of the Red Men of America being only a variety of agglutination. |