See Also: depressive(dictionary)
depressive(medicine)
depressive disorder(medicine)
depressive 2, noun(dictionary)
depressive 1, adjective(dictionary)
Manic-depressive(health)
manic-depressive(medicine)
manic depressive(dictionary)
depressive neurosis(medicine)
depressive psychosis(medicine)

depressive (iou)



depressive adjective & noun. E17.
[French depressif, -ive or medieval Latin depressivus, from depress-: see DEPRESS, -IVE.]
A. adjective. Tending to produce, involving, or characterized by depression, esp. of the spirits; dispiriting, melancholy; Medicine involving, marked by, or suffering from pathological depression. E17.
b. noun. Medicine. A person suffering from depression. M20.
manic-depressive: see MANIC.
depressively adverb M17.
depressiveness noun M19.