indicative en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ɪnˈdɪk.ə.tɪv/ (US)
Etymology
From Middle French indicatif, from Late Latin indicātīvus. By surface analysis, indicate + -ive.
Meanings
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Serving as a sign, indication or suggestion of something.
He had pains indicative of a heart attack.
Although it may be convenient within the case study publication format to cover the topic of pseudopathology in the discussion of differential diagnosis, this is not indicative of how this stage of work slots into the diagnostic process in the laboratory.
2023, Simon Mays, “The Macroscopic Study of Human Skeletal Paleopathology” (chapter 2), in The Routledge Handbook of Paleopathology, Routledge, →DOI, →ISBN, page 29:
- Of, or relating to the indicative mood.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| ind. | Abbr=Yes | alternative | lexicographic |
| most indicative | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more indicative | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Deriveds
indicatively · indicativeness · indicative vote · indicative planning · indicative conditional · bioindicative · unindicative · contraindicative · nonindicative
Translations (37)
tl paturol (of, or relating to the indicative mood) · nl indicatief (serving as a sign) · hu kijelentő módú (of, or relating to the indicative mood) · hu jelöl (serving as a sign) · fi indikatiivi- (of, or relating to the indicative mood) · ru ука́зывающий (serving as a sign) · mk и́сказен (of, or relating to the indicative mood) · la indicātīvus (of, or relating to the indicative mood) · mk показа́телен (serving as a sign) · fr indicatif (of, or relating to the indicative mood) · el ενδεικτικός (serving as a sign) · bg показателен (serving as a sign) · fi indikatiivinen (serving as a sign) · pt indicativo (of, or relating to the indicative mood) · ca indicatiu (of, or relating to the indicative mood) · ru свиде́тельствующий (serving as a sign) · pt indicativo (serving as a sign) · la indicābilis (serving as a sign) · ang gebīcniendlīċ (of, or relating to the indicative mood) · de indikativ (serving as a sign) · fr indicatif (serving as a sign) · ru изъяви́тельный (of, or relating to the indicative mood) · bg показващ (serving as a sign) · fi indikatiivinen (of, or relating to the indicative mood) · grc ὁριστικός (of, or relating to the indicative mood) · grc φραστικός (serving as a sign) · fa گزارشی (of, or relating to the indicative mood) · et kindel (of, or relating to the indicative mood) · hu kijelentő (of, or relating to the indicative mood) · hu utal (serving as a sign) · de hinweisend (serving as a sign) · ang bicnol (serving as a sign) · pt indicador (serving as a sign) · ru пока́зывающий (serving as a sign) · ca indicatiu (serving as a sign) · it indicativo (of, or relating to the indicative mood) · it indicativo (serving as a sign)