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PULSATIVE
Definition of PULSATIVE
adjective
Characterised by pulsing or beating; throbbing.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Middle French pulsatif, and its source, past-classical Latin pulsativus.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Latin
- Middle French
- English
2 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
1st
of 58 source languages in OUTLIER
33%
of traced words share this origin (9,478)
branch · 33% of traced words
How it is built
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
PULSATIVE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 10 boards so far. 27 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 47, 6 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 138, 5 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 4 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 47, 6 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
PULSATIVE starts with P and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read AEILPSTUV - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start PULSAT
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 47
Could you have found PULSATIVE?
OUTLIER is a daily word game. One grid, the same grid for everybody, and the words nobody else spots are the ones that pay. This word was on Day 47 - and most players walked straight past it.
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