Found 2 items, similar to preparative.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: preparative preparative adj : preceding and preparing for something; “preparatory steps” [syn: preparatory, propaedeutic]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Preparative Preparative \Pre*par"a*tive\, a. [Cf. F. pr['e]paratif.] Tending to prepare or make ready; having the power of preparing, qualifying, or fitting; preparatory. [1913 Webster] Laborious quest of knowledge preparative to this work. -- South. [1913 Webster] Preparative \Pre*par"a*tive\, n. [1913 Webster] 1. That which has the power of preparing, or previously fitting for a purpose; that which prepares. “A preparative unto sermons.” --Hooker. [1913 Webster] 2. That which is done in the way of preparation. “Necessary preparatives for our voyage.” --Dryden. [1913 Webster]