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indicative
[ in-dik-uh-tiv ]
adjective
- showing, signifying, or pointing out; expressive or suggestive (usually followed by of ):
behavior indicative of mental disorder.
- Grammar. noting or pertaining to the mood of the verb used for ordinary objective statements, questions, etc., as the verb plays in John plays football. Compare imperative ( def 3 ), subjunctive ( def 1 ).
noun
- the indicative mood.
- a verb in the indicative.
indicative
/ ɪnˈdɪkətɪv /
adjective
- usually postpositivefoll byof serving as a sign; suggestive
indicative of trouble ahead
- grammar denoting a mood of verbs used chiefly to make statements Compare subjunctive
noun
- grammar
- the indicative mood
- a verb in the indicative mood
Derived Forms
- inˈdicatively, adverb
Other Words From
- in·dica·tive·ly adverb
- unin·dica·tive adjective
- unin·dica·tive·ly adverb
Word History and Origins
Origin of indicative1
Example Sentences
Urinary fluoride measurements vary significantly over the course of a day and from one day to the next, so there’s no way to know whether any particular sample is indicative of a person’s long-term exposure.
Demi Moore winning for “The Substance” seems indicative of the wave that she and the movie have been riding the past few weeks.
Its CEO Imran Ahmed called the incident "indicative of the mindset of a man who simply cannot understand that freedom of speech is a freedom afforded to all, not just to him".
“This modeling is indicative of manned aviation being quite often mistaken for unmanned aviation or UAS,” they said.
In the last few months, Angamacutiro has seen its chief of security murdered and an ex-mayor disappeared — crimes indicative of the violence that has convulsed the western state of Michoacán.
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