injunctive adjective & noun. [ɪn'dʒʌŋ(k)tɪv] E17.
[formed as INJUNCT + -IVE.]
A. adjective.
1. Having the character or quality of directing or ordering. E17.

2. Grammar. Designating or pertaining to a form of a verb in some Indo-European languages that has secondary personal endings and expresses injunction. E20.
b. noun. Grammar. An injunctive verb. E20.

■ injunctively adverb E17.

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