Of an adverb: that indicates frequency, answering ‘how often?’, ‘how many times?’.
Origin
Mid 19th century. From classical Latin quotiens, with final -t by association with Latin present participial stems in -ent- + -ive, after interrogative, etc.
Definition of quotientive in US English:
quotientive
adjectiveˈkwəʊʃntɪv
Grammar rare
Of an adverb: that indicates frequency, answering ‘how often?’, ‘how many times?’.
Origin
Mid 19th century. From classical Latin quotiens, with final -t by association with Latin present participial stems in -ent- + -ive, after interrogative, etc.