Tending, or having power, to propel; driving on; urging.
                                                            
                                                     
                        
                                                
                        
                        
                            having the power to propel; "propulsive coefficient" 
                                                            
                                                     
                        
                                                
                        
                        
                            tending to or capable of propelling; "propellant fuel for submarines"; "the faster a jet plane goes the greater its propulsive efficiency"; "universities...the seats of propulsive thought"