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Meaning of 'illative' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Illative [ a.]
- Relating to, dependent on, or denoting, illation; inferential; conclusive; as, an illative consequence or proposition; an illative word, as then, therefore, etc.
2 . Illative [ n.]
- An illative particle, as for, because.

Meaning of 'illative' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . illative [ a]
Meaning (1):
- relating to or having the nature of illation or inference
Example in sentence:
  • the illative faculty of the mind
2 . illative [ s]
Meaning (2):
- resembling or dependent on or arrived at by inference
Example in sentence:
  • an illative conclusion;
  • inferential reasoning
Meaning (3):
- expressing or preceding an inference
Example in sentence:
  • `therefore' is an illative word

Nearby Words:

ill ill-boding ill-bred ill-favored ill-judged ill-lived ill-looking ill-mannered ill-minded ill-natured

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