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Vegetive

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veg·e·ta·tive  (vj-ttv) also veg·e·tive (--tv)
adj.
1. Of, relating to, or characteristic of plants or their growth.
2. Biology
a. Of, relating to, or capable of growth.
b. Of, relating to, or functioning in processes such as growth or nutrition rather than sexual reproduction.
c. Of or relating to asexual reproduction, such as fission or budding.
3. Spending much time sitting or lying down; physically inactive.
4. Medicine Of or relating to an impaired level of brain function in which a person responds to certain sensory stimuli but demonstrates no cognitive function.
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Adj.1.Vegetive - of or relating to an activity that is passive and monotonousvegetive - of or relating to an activity that is passive and monotonous; "a dull vegetative lifestyle"


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Finding a purpose for a puffball, a reason for capsule wardrobes or an answer for post-ironic blouses is a pursuit that will buy you a one way ticket to a terminal vegetive state.
 
 
 
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