conservative

adjective
[L7747]

Related

Derivations conservatief

Compounds

In compounds

Forms

  • positive : conservative

Senses

  • resisting change
  • politically leaning towards conservative

    • He was, however, a, conservative official, and was also anti-foreign.

  • cautious, holding back, possibly stingy

conservative

noun
[L227333]

Forms

  • singular : conservative
  • plural : conservatives

Senses

  • a supporter of conservatism; a person favoring free enterprise, private ownership, and socially traditional ideas