- a variation of compensatory.
compensative
Example Sentences
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She was only sorry that Mr. Linden had to go to his letter; but there was a compensative side to that, for her shyness was somewhat less endangered.
From Say and Seal, Volume II by Warner, Susan
It is in all newly-settled countries, as among the rustic population of most nations, that the absence of the compensative resources of wealth leads to a singular and unreserved freedom among the people.
From Charlemont; Or, the Pride of the Village. a Tale of Kentucky by Simms, William Gilmore
It is idle to talk of education and civilization and the like as corrective or compensative agencies.
From The Color Line A Brief in Behalf of the Unborn by Smith, William Benjamin
It is almost impossible to recall the joys and sorrows of life without having some thought of their compensative relation.
From The Threshold Grace by Ainsworth, Percy C.
M. César promised a compensative proportion of all three qualities, could I only "draw him out"; and besides, he was not like Mr. Canning's "Knife-Grinder,"—for, evidently, he had a story to tell.
From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 07, No. 40, February, 1861 by Various
