单词 | indicatively |
释义 | indicativelyadv. 1. Grammar. In the indicative mood. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > linguistics > study of grammar > mood > [adverb] > other spec. imperatively1586 indicativelya1603 optatively1626 potentially1650 subjunctively1651 a1603 T. Cartwright Confut. Rhemists New Test. (1618) 647 Whether it be turned Imperatiuely or Indicatiuely, it hurteth not us. 1882 B. F. Westcott Gospel according to St. John 135 If ‘do’ be taken imperatively in v. 38, the connexion is [etc.]. If it be taken indicatively, then the answer is [etc.]. 2. As regards indications given. ΘΚΠ society > communication > indication > [adverb] > as regards indications indicatively1701 1701 N. Grew Cosmol. Sacra ii. iii. §38 These Images..formed in the Brain..are Jndicatively, of the same Species with those of Sense. 3. In an indicative manner; so as to point out. ΘΚΠ society > communication > indication > pointing out > [adverb] indicatively1856 1856 W. Collins Rogue's Life in Househ. Words 8 Mar. 189/1 I heard her say sweetly and indicatively, ‘My father’. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online June 2018). < adv.a1603 |
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