/ Dictionary / Index A affricative: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: af•fric•a•tive Pronunciation: (u-frik'u-tiv, af'ru-kā"-), [key] — Phonet. Phonet. —n. affricate (def. 1). —adj. of or pertaining to an affricate. articulated as an affricate. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: affricative (Thesaurus) affrication affright Related Content Daily Word Quiz: soporific Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language