Definition of Illative

Adjective: illative  i-lu-tiv or i'ley-tiv

  1. Relating to or having the nature of illation or inference
    "the illative faculty of the mind";
    - inferential
     
  2. Resembling or dependent on or arrived at by inference
    "an illative conclusion";
    - inferential
     
  3. (grammar) expressing or preceding an inference
    "'therefore' is an illative word"

See also:
illations
illatively

Anagrams containing the word illative

ilveitla eillativ veillati iveillat tiveilla ativeill lativeil llativei