conjunctive
Americanadjective
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serving to connect; connective.
conjunctive tissue.
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conjoined; joint.
a conjunctive action.
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Grammar.
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(of a mode) subjunctive.
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(of a pronoun) conjunct.
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of the nature of a conjunction.
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(of an adverb) serving to connect two clauses or sentences, as however or furthermore.
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Logic. characterizing propositions that are conjunctions.
noun
adjective
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joining; connective
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joined
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of or relating to conjunctions or their use
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logic relating to, characterized by, or containing a conjunction
noun
Other Word Forms
- conjunctively adverb
- nonconjunctive adjective
- nonconjunctively adverb
- subconjunctive adjective
- subconjunctively adverb
- unconjunctive adjective
Etymology
Origin of conjunctive
First recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English conjunctif, from Late Latin conjunctīvus; equivalent to conjunct + -ive
Example Sentences
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And they used lots of conjunctive adverbs, those connecting words like moreover, namely and indeed.
From The Guardian
As his solo closes, he and Mr. O’Farrill link up again, finding a loose, conjunctive flow.
From New York Times
Asked what she would do with a second gold if she won one in Rio, she took exception to the conjunctive.
From Los Angeles Times
Adults, who most frequently come across disjunctive relationships outside of the lab, were biased to interpret both disjunctive and conjunctive relationships as being disjunctive.
From Forbes
I make my bread deciding whether a word is an attributive noun or adjective, parsing adverbial uses over conjunctive uses, writing those delightfully boring usage notes in your dictionary.
From The Guardian
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