Definition of Commissive

1. a. Relating to commission; of the nature of, or involving, commission.

Definition of Commissive

1. Adjective. By commission; resulting from a positive act. ¹

2. Adjective. (pragmatics) Making a commitment, such as a promise or threat, by illocutionary means. ¹

3. Noun. (pragmatics) A speech act by which a commitment is made, such as a promise or threat. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Commissive

commissioned
commissioned military officer
commissioned naval officer
commissioned officer
commissioned officers
commissioner
commissioners
commissionership
commissionerships
commissioning
commissionnaire
commissionnaires
commissions
commissionship
commissionships
commissive (current term)
commissive mood
commissive moods
commissives
commissura
commissura alba
commissura anterior
commissura anterior grisea
commissura cinerea
commissura colliculorum inferiorum
commissura colliculorum superiorum
commissura fornicis
commissura grisea
commissura habenularum
commissura hippocampi

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