reductive

1. 1.

   characterized by or causing diminution or curtailment

   “their views of life were reductive and depreciatory”

   Similarsubtractive

Questions about reductive

What does reductive mean?

reductive means "characterized by or causing diminution or curtailment".

How many syllables are in reductive?

reductive has 3 syllables: re-duc-tive. The stress falls on "re".

Is reductive a common word?

reductive is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.