FACULTATIVE
Scrabble letter values: F4A1C3U1L1T1A1T1I1V4E1 = 19
Definition
- adjective of or relating to the mental faculties.
- adjective able to exist under more than one set of conditions.
- adjective granting a privilege or permission or power to do or not do something.
- adjective not compulsory. — synonyms: elective
Examples
- “a facultative parasite can exist as a parasite or a saprophyte”
- “a facultative enactment”
- “elective surgery”