Indicative Definition
ĭn-dĭkə-tĭv
adjective
Serving to indicate.
Symptoms indicative of anemia; an insignia indicative of high rank.
American Heritage
Giving an indication, suggestion, or intimation; showing; signifying.
A look indicative of joy.
Webster's New World
Designating or of the mood of a verb used to identify an act, state, or occurrence as actual, or to ask a question of fact.
Webster's New World
Serving as a sign, indication or suggestion of something.
He had pains indicative of a heart attack.
Wiktionary
noun
The indicative mood.
Webster's New World
A verb in this mood.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
- common mood
- declarative
- fact mood
- declarative mood
- indicative-mood
Origin of Indicative
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From Middle French indicatif, from Late Latin indicātīvus.
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