indicative
adjective
- show, suggesting, pointing to
noun
- grammatical mood, used principally to indicate that something is a statement of fact
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ɪnˈdɪk.ə.tɪv/
adj
Etymology: From Middle French indicatif, from Late Latin indicātīvus. By surface analysis, indicate + -ive.
- Serving as a sign, indication or suggestion of something.
“He had pains indicative of a heart attack.”
“Although it may be convenient within the case study publication format to cover the topic of pseudopathology in the discussion of differential diagnosis, this is not indicative of how this stage of work slots into the diagnostic process in the laboratory.”
- Of, or relating to the indicative mood.
noun
Etymology: From Middle French indicatif, from Late Latin indicātīvus. By surface analysis, indicate + -ive.
- The indicative mood.
- A term in the indicative mood.
“The fact that imperative forms were taken into English as indicatives suggests that the English speakers using the Hindustani verbs were most familiar (in some cases perhaps only familiar) with the imperative form.”