indicative
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- Words With Friends
- 19
- Letters
- 10
Definition of indicative
4 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included
adj
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Serving as a sign, indication or suggestion of something.
“He had pains indicative of a heart attack.”
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adj
-
Serving as a sign, indication or suggestion of something.
“He had pains indicative of a heart attack.”
- Of, or relating to the indicative mood.
noun
- (uncountable)The indicative mood.
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(countable)A term in the indicative mood.
“The fact that imperative forms were taken into English as indicatives suggests that the English speakers using the Hindustani verbs were most familiar (in some cases perhaps only familiar) with the imperative form.”
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
Etymology
From Middle French indicatif, from Late Latin indicātīvus. By surface analysis, indicate + -ive.
Words you can make from indicative
200+ playable · top: VINDICATE (15 pts)
Best play vindicate 15 points9-letter words
1 word8-letter words
7 words7-letter words
7 words6-letter words
27 words- ADVECT 12 pts
- ADVICE 12 pts
- ACTIVE 11 pts
- VIATIC 11 pts
- ADVENT 10 pts
- AVIDIN 10 pts
- DATIVE 10 pts
- DIVINE 10 pts
- INVADE 10 pts
- CADENT 9 pts
- CANTED 9 pts
- CITIED 9 pts
- CNIDAE 9 pts
- DACITE 9 pts
- DECANI 9 pts
- DECANT 9 pts
- INDICT 9 pts
- INVITE 9 pts
- NATIVE 9 pts
- ACETIN 8 pts
- CENTAI 8 pts
- ENATIC 8 pts
- INCITE 8 pts
- DETAIN 7 pts
- INDITE 7 pts
- NIDATE 7 pts
- TINEID 7 pts
5-letter words
45 words- CAVED 11 pts
- VICED 11 pts
- CAVIE 10 pts
- CIVET 10 pts
- CIVIE 10 pts
- EVICT 10 pts
- VATIC 10 pts
- VINCA 10 pts
- VINIC 10 pts
- DAVEN 9 pts
- DAVIT 9 pts
- DIVAN 9 pts
- IVIED 9 pts
- VANED 9 pts
- VIAND 9 pts
- VINED 9 pts
- ACNED 8 pts
- ACTED 8 pts
- CADET 8 pts
- CANED 8 pts
- CANID 8 pts
- CITED 8 pts
- CNIDA 8 pts
- DANCE 8 pts
- DECAN 8 pts
- DICTA 8 pts
- EDICT 8 pts
- NAEVI 8 pts
- NAIVE 8 pts
- NICAD 8 pts
- VITAE 8 pts
- ACINI 7 pts
- ACTIN 7 pts
- ANTIC 7 pts
- ENACT 7 pts
- ANTED 6 pts
- IDENT 6 pts
- INDIE 6 pts
- NITID 6 pts
- TEIID 6 pts
- TEIND 6 pts
- TINED 6 pts
- ENTIA 5 pts
- TENIA 5 pts
- TINEA 5 pts
4-letter words
69 words- CAVE 9 pts
- VICE 9 pts
- AVID 8 pts
- DEVA 8 pts
- DEVI 8 pts
- DIVA 8 pts
- DIVE 8 pts
- VEND 8 pts
- VIDE 8 pts
- VIED 8 pts
- ACED 7 pts
- ACID 7 pts
- CADE 7 pts
- CADI 7 pts
- CAID 7 pts
- CEDI 7 pts
- DACE 7 pts
- DICE 7 pts
- ICED 7 pts
- NAVE 7 pts
- NEVI 7 pts
- VAIN 7 pts
- VANE 7 pts
- VEIN 7 pts
- VENA 7 pts
- VENT 7 pts
- VINA 7 pts
- VINE 7 pts
- VITA 7 pts
- ACNE 6 pts
- CAIN 6 pts
- CANE 6 pts
- CANT 6 pts
- CATE 6 pts
- CENT 6 pts
- CINE 6 pts
- CITE 6 pts
- ETIC 6 pts
- NICE 6 pts
- TACE 6 pts
- ADIT 5 pts
- AIDE 5 pts
- DATE 5 pts
- DEAN 5 pts
- DENI 5 pts
- DENT 5 pts
- DIET 5 pts
- DINE 5 pts
- DINT 5 pts
- DITA 5 pts
- DITE 5 pts
- EDIT 5 pts
- IDEA 5 pts
- NIDE 5 pts
- NIDI 5 pts
- TEND 5 pts
- TIDE 5 pts
- TIED 5 pts
- ANTE 4 pts
- ANTI 4 pts
- ETNA 4 pts
- INIA 4 pts
- INTI 4 pts
- NEAT 4 pts
- NITE 4 pts
- TAIN 4 pts
- TEIN 4 pts
- TIAN 4 pts
- TINE 4 pts
3-letter words
43 words- VAC 8 pts
- DEV 7 pts
- AVE 6 pts
- CAD 6 pts
- NAV 6 pts
- TAV 6 pts
- VAN 6 pts
- VAT 6 pts
- VET 6 pts
- ACE 5 pts
- ACT 5 pts
- CAN 5 pts
- CAT 5 pts
- ICE 5 pts
- TEC 5 pts
- TIC 5 pts
- AID 4 pts
- AND 4 pts
- DAN 4 pts
- DEN 4 pts
- DIE 4 pts
- DIN 4 pts
- DIT 4 pts
- END 4 pts
- TAD 4 pts
- TED 4 pts
- AIN 3 pts
- AIT 3 pts
- ANE 3 pts
- ANI 3 pts
- ANT 3 pts
- ATE 3 pts
- EAT 3 pts
- ETA 3 pts
- NAE 3 pts
- NET 3 pts
- NIT 3 pts
- TAE 3 pts
- TAN 3 pts
- TEA 3 pts
- TEN 3 pts
- TIE 3 pts
- TIN 3 pts
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