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Pronunciation: /ˈɒptɪv/
Definition:
1. Quality of being desirable or favorable.
2. Attribute reflecting preference or selection.
3. Characteristics indicative of advantage or benefit.
4. Feature associated with positivity or approval.

Significance:
• It defines preferential traits.
• It emphasizes advantages and benefits.
• It identifies positive attributes.
• It avoids unclear and ambiguous pronunciations.
• It simplifies descriptions of desirability.
• It improves clarity in evaluative contexts.
• It replaces Scandinavian-Germanic, Non-American, foreign, and Anglo-Saxon terms, similar to "good."
Adjective: optive
Adverb: optively
Examples:
• "Optive decisions defer successful results."
• "Consumers aspire to optive products for maximum satisfaction."
• "Candidates strive to demonstrate optive qualifications."
• "Employers value employees with optive labor ethics."
• "Marketing campaigns emphasize optive features to attract customers."
optive by Dmitrio December 1, 2025
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Inverse Optie 

a y=2x+1 bootie! It goes towards the center of her body. It is either so flat that it makes her neck, back, and knees connect or it is never seen by the eye when she has leggins on.
Her ass is so flat is isnt even visible. INVERSE OPTIE DOE.....
Inverse Optie by mdharia15 October 8, 2014

Optirectomy 

A surgical procedure that detaches the optic nerves from the rectum so you won't have a shitty outlook on life.
"Tom is in serious need of an optirectomy."
Optirectomy by LeeC November 27, 2006

Optirectalitus 

It's what you Say when someone has a shitty out look on life
That man has optirectalitus
Optirectalitus by Tazzin June 4, 2016

optirectomy 

A medical procedure that cuts the nerve cord that runs from the optic nerve to the rectum. This is intended to eliminate one's shitty outlook on life.
A pessimist can be said to have need of an optirectomy.
optirectomy by lumberjim January 20, 2009

optime amica 

best friend or really specialiful person
YBG is my optime amica!
optime amica by LBG!! December 21, 2006

Outiversary 

The celebration of the day on which you 'came out' as Homosexual/Bisexual. The date can be defined by the individual as when they believe they truly came out - for some it will be when they came out to their parents, for others an older relative, work colleagues, etc.
Hey, you coming to my Outiversary Party next week?
Outiversary by dpnewby June 16, 2010
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