declarative

[dih-klar-uh-tiv] /dɪˈklær ə tɪv/

adjective

serving to declare, make known, or explain:

a declarative statement.

Also, declaratory

[dih-klar-uh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee] /dɪˈklær əˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i/ (Show IPA).

Origin

1530-40; < Latin dēclārātīvus explanatory, equivalent to dēclārāt(us) (see declaration) + -īvus -ive

Related forms

declaratively, adverb

nondeclarative, adjective

nondeclaratively, adverb

nondeclaratory, adjective

undeclarative, adjective

Examples from the web for declarative

Such a bold declarative statement has the power of persuasion.
One, known variously as explicit or declarative memory, records the salient details of an individual's life.
declarative sentences should accompany their drawings that accurately describe the adaptations.
It turns a strong declarative statement into a question, conveying weakness, uncertainty and a request for approval.
They can handle a simple declarative sentence consisting of short, common words.
The more certain and declarative the tone, the more foolish the writer, regardless of whether they happen to be right.
And the other problem is the application of declarative sentences to describe what can't be known.
She is a big fan of declarative sentences and of building up from consensus.
He talks in simple, declarative sentences that are heavy on monosyllables.
Moral judgments have the form of ordinary declarative sentences and obey the usual laws of logic.

British Dictionary definitions for declarative

/dɪˈklærətɪv/

adjective

making or having the nature of a declaration

Derived Forms

declaratively, adverb

Word Origin and History for declarative

adj.

mid-15c., from French déclaratif and directly from Late Latin declarativus, from past participle stem of Latin declarare (see declare).