adjective1. grammar denoting a case of nouns, pronouns, and adjectives in inflected languages that is used to identify the direct object of a finite verb, of certain prepositions, and for certain other purposes
See also objective (sense 5) 2. another word for accusatorial
noun3. grammarb. a word or speech element in the accusative case
Word origin
C15: from Latin; in grammar, from the phrase
cāsus accūsātīvus accusative case, a mistaken translation of Greek
ptōsis aitiatikē the case indicating causation. See
accuse