Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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surgical | No | Yes | No | No |
operative | Yes | Yes | No | No |
surgical (noun) | operative (noun) |
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someone who can be employed as a detective to collect information and assist in criminal investigations | |
a person secretly employed in espionage for a government |
surgical (adjective) | operative (adjective) |
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relating to or requiring or amenable to treatment by surgery especially as opposed to medicine | being in force or having or exerting force |
of or relating to or involving or used in surgery | relating to or requiring or amenable to treatment by surgery especially as opposed to medicine |
performed with great precision | (of e.g. a machine) performing or capable of performing |
effective; producing a desired effect |