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commissive

commissive adjective: by commission; resulting from a positive act.

Adjective

commissive (comparative more commissive, superlative most commissive)

  1. By commission; resulting from a positive act.
    • This error was commissive rather than omissive.
  2. Making a commitment, such as a promise or threat, by illocutionary means.
    • "I will kill you if you do that" is a commissive statement.

Noun

commissive (plural commissives)

  1. A speech act by which a commitment is made, such as a promise or threat.

Forms of commissive

Adjective
comparativemore commissive
superlativemost commissive
Noun
pluralcommissives

Words formed from commissive

Phrases with commissive

Questions about commissive

What does commissive mean?
Commissive means by commission; resulting from a positive act.
What part of speech is commissive?
Commissive can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near commissive in the dictionary

  1. commissionnaires
  2. commissions
  3. commissions de bene esse
  4. commissionship
  5. commissionships
  6. commissive
  7. commissive mood
  8. commissive moods
  9. commissively
  10. commissives
  11. Commisso

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