Definitions for illative

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illative il·la·tive

Spelling: [il-uh-tiv, ih-ley-tiv]

IPA: /ˈɪl ə tɪv, ɪˈleɪ tɪv/

Illative is a 8 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 11 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 14 points.

You can make 157 anagrams from letters in illative (aeiilltv).

Definitions for illative

noun

1. Grammar. the illative case.

adjective

1. of, relating to, or expressing illation; inferential: .
2. Grammar. noting a case, as in Finnish, whose distinctive function is to indicate place into or toward which.

Origin of illative

1585-95; Late Latin illātīvus, equivalent to illāt- (see illation) + -īvus -ive

Examples for illative

The repetition of the injunction "be not careful" again with the illative "therefore" is quite in the spirit of E.