conjunctive

[kuh n-juhngk-tiv] /kənˈdʒʌŋk tɪv/

adjective

serving to connect; connective:

conjunctive tissue.

conjoined; joint:

a conjunctive action.

Grammar.

(of a mode) subjunctive.
(of a pronoun) conjunct.
of the nature of a conjunction.
(of an adverb) serving to connect two clauses or sentences, as however or furthermore.

Logic. characterizing propositions that are conjunctions.

noun

Grammar. a conjunctive word; a conjunction.

Origin

1400-50; late Middle English conjunctif < Late Latin conjunctīvus. See conjunct, -ive

Related forms

conjunctively, adverb

nonconjunctive, adjective

nonconjunctively, adverb

subconjunctive, adjective

subconjunctively, adverb

unconjunctive, adjective

Examples from the web for conjunctive

These two qualifications are stated separately and in the conjunctive.
conjunctive use is a relatively low-cost method to store water in times of above-average supply for dry period use.
conjunctive adverbs and semicolons are used to join clauses together.
In addition, conjunctive-management models were developed for subareas of the two groundwater model areas.
conjunctive adverbs provide transitional links in thoughts from one idea to the next.

British Dictionary definitions for conjunctive

conjunctive

/kənˈdʒʌŋktɪv/

adjective

joining; connective

joined

of or relating to conjunctions or their use

(logic) relating to, characterized by, or containing a conjunction

noun

a less common word for conjunction (sense 3)

Derived Forms

conjunctively, adverb

Word Origin

C15: from Late Latin conjunctīvus, from Latin conjungere to conjoin

Word Origin and History for conjunctive

adj.

late 15c., from Latin coniunctivus "serving to connect," from coniunctus, past participle of coniungere (see conjoin). Grammatical sense is from 1660s.