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captive
01
confined or held prisoner, unable to escape
Grammatical Information
Composition
Simple
qualitative
Superlative
most captive
Comparative
more captive
gradable
domain
state, freedom, control
Examples
She felt like a captive audience, unable to leave until the end of the boring presentation.
02
giving or marked by complete attention to
Captive
01
a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war
Grammatical Information
Animacy status
Human
Composition
Compound
Countable
singular
not gender specific
Plural form
captives
02
an animal that is confined
03
a person held in the grip of a strong emotion or passion
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