illative
pronunciation
How to pronounce illative in British English:
UK [ɪ'leɪtɪv]
How to pronounce illative in American English:
US ['ɪlətɪv]
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- Adjective:
- relating to or having the nature of illation or inference
- resembling or dependent on or arrived at by inference
- expressing or preceding an inference
Word Origin
- illative (adj.)
- "inferential," 1610s, from Late Latin illativus, from Latin illatus "brought in," used as past participle of inferre. As a noun from 1590s.
Example
- 1. An illative conclusion ; inferential reasoning .
- 2. Reply without the person below the stage , because can be cut truly without the person illative when can the macroscopical adjusting control that carries out since this year may end .