conjunctive
[ kuh n-juhngk-tiv ]
/ kənˈdʒʌŋk tɪv /
adjective
serving to connect; connective: conjunctive tissue.
conjoined; joint: a conjunctive action.
Grammar.
- (of a mode) subjunctive.
- (of a pronoun) conjunct.
- of the nature of a conjunction.
- (of an adverb) serving to connect two clauses or sentences, as however or furthermore.
Logic. characterizing propositions that are conjunctions.
noun
Grammar. a conjunctive word; a conjunction.
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British Dictionary definitions for conjunctive
conjunctive
/ (kənˈdʒʌŋktɪv) /
adjective
joining; connective
joined
of or relating to conjunctions or their use
logic relating to, characterized by, or containing a conjunction
noun
a less common word for conjunction (def. 3)
Derived Forms
conjunctively, adverbWord Origin for conjunctive
C15: from Late Latin conjunctīvus, from Latin conjungere to conjoin
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