Definitions for factive
factive
fac·tive
Spelling: [fak-tiv]
IPA: /ˈfæk tɪv/
Factive is a 7 letter English word.
You can make 168 anagrams from letters in factive (acefitv).
Definitions for factive
noun
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a factive expression.
adjective
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(of a verb, adjective, or noun phrase) presupposing the truth of an embedded sentence that serves as complement, as realize in I didn't realize that he had left, which presupposes that it is true that he had left.
Origin of factive
First recorded in 1605-15; fact + -ive
Examples for factive
Even so within the mind of man we may discern a triple series—the factive, practical, and speculative intellects.