predicative

British  

/ prɪˈdɪkətɪv /

adjective

1. grammar relating to or occurring within the predicate of a sentence Compare attributive

   a predicative adjective

2. logic (of a definition) given in terms that do not require quantification over entities of the same type as that which is thereby defined Compare impredicative

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Other Word Forms

• predicatively adverb

Example Sentences

Of all the numbers people want to throw out about the Seahawks, turnover margin remains the most predicative in the Carroll era.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 13, 2018

The most conventional was Hindi, with only a single unusual feature, predicative possession.

From The New Yorker • Aug. 1, 2016

But will access to such predicative analytics remove the zeal in advertising?

From Forbes • Apr. 27, 2015

There is nothing to surprise us in the combination of the predicative and demonstrative roots which led to the building up of all the languages with which we are acquainted, from Chinese to English.

From Lectures on The Science of Language by Müller, Max

Müller in the Australian languages between the subjective and the predicative nominative.

From Basque Legends With an Essay on the Basque Language by Webster, Wentworth