syncopative

English

Etymology

syncopate +‎ -ive

Adjective

syncopative (not comparable)

  1. Of or relating to syncopation.
    • 1964, Winthrop Sargeant, Jazz: A History, page 58:
      Any page of sheet-music jazz will reveal a number of common simple syncopative formulas applied to melodic purposes.
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