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whimperatives

whimperatives is the plural of whimperative.

Meaning of whimperative

Noun

whimperative (plural whimperatives)

  1. An order or imperative phrased obliquely as a question, such as "would you mind closing the window?"
    • Since whimperatives look like questions, the lowest hypersentence must be interrogative.1970, Jerrold Sadock, “Whimperatives”, in Studies Presented to Robert B. Lees by His Students, page 235

Questions about whimperatives

What is whimperatives the plural of?
Whimperatives is the plural of whimperative.

Words near whimperatives in the dictionary

  1. whimmy diddle
  2. whimmy diddles
  3. whimp
  4. whimper
  5. whimperative
  6. whimperatives
  7. whimpered
  8. whimperer
  9. whimperers
  10. whimpering
  11. whimperingly

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