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Compressive vs Compressed - What's the difference?

compressive | compressed |

As adjectives the difference between compressive and compressed

is that compressive is that compresses while compressed is pressed tightly together.

As a verb compressed is

(compress).

compressive

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • That compresses
  • compressed

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Pressed tightly together.
  • Flattened, especially when along its entire length.
  • Verb

    (head)
  • (compress)
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