agglutinative Meaning, Definition & Usage

adjective satellite forming derivative or compound words by putting together constituents each of which expresses a single definite meaning
polysynthetic.
adjective satellite united as if by glue
agglutinate.

Cf. F. agglutinatif.

Pertaining to agglutination; tending to unite, or having power to cause adhesion; adhesive.
(Philol.) Formed or characterized by agglutination, as a language or a compound.
In agglutinative languages the union of words may be compared to mechanical compounds, in inflective languages to chemical compounds. R. Morris.

Cf. man-kind, heir-loom, war-like, which are agglutinative compounds. The Finnish, Hungarian, Turkish, the Tamul, etc., are agglutinative languages. R. Morris.

Agglutinative languages preserve the consciousness of their roots. Max Müller.