Definition of "compensative" [com•pen•sa•tive]

• That compensates (for); compensatory (adjective)
• Compensation (noun)

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• "And he seems quite aware and compensative of this phenomenon."
• "The greater the infringement, the greater will be the need for this compensative defense."
• "M. César promised a compensative proportion of all three qualities, could I only "draw him out"; and besides, he was not like M.. Canning's "Knife-Grinder," -- for, evidently, he _had_ a story to tell."