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imperatival

[im-per-uh-tahy-vuh l]

adjective

of, relating to, or characteristic of the grammatical imperative.

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Nearby words

  1. impenetrable,
  2. impenitence,
  3. impenitent,
  4. impennate,
  5. imper.,
  6. imperative,
  7. imperator,
  8. imperatriz,
  9. imperceptibility,
  10. imperceptible

Origin of imperatival

First recorded in 1870–75; imperative + -al1
Related formsim·per·a·ti·val·ly, adverb
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