Definition of
accusative has definitions from the field of grammar
1
[ adjective ] containing or expressing accusation

Synonyms

accusing accusive accusatory

Examples

"an accusitive forefinger" "black accusatory looks" "accusive shoes and telltale trousers"- O.Henry "his accusing glare"

Related terms

inculpatory

2
[ adjective ] (grammar) serving as or indicating the object of a verb or of certain prepositions and used for certain other purposes

Synonyms

objective

Examples

"objective case" "accusative endings"

Related terms

grammar

3
[ noun ] (grammar) the category of nouns serving as the direct object of a verb

Synonyms

objective_case accusative_case

Related terms

oblique

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Rhymes with

fugitive putative punitive intuitive curative causative positive acquisitive lucrative cumulative speculative nutritive fugitive vituperative figurative recuperative executive remunerative consecutive appreciative initiative imaginative vegetative qualitative rehabilitative initiative communicative meditative imitative authoritative diminutive negative talkative prerogative conservative ultraconservative alternative preservative affirmative evocative indicative neoconservative superlative provocative fixative tentative decorative relative narrative laxative sedative secretive generative uncooperative operative degenerative alliterative inoperative uncompetitive restorative primitive imperative rep additive exploitative representative comparative derivative competitive pejorative prohibitive noncompetitive accommodative elucidative consultative tentative preventative formative normative representative insensitive collaborative oversensitive argumentative unrepresentative sensitive interpretive deliberative uninformative informative commemorative unimaginative illustrative expletive palliative contemplative demonstrative presumptive inattentive accumulative exhaustive substantive regulative stimulative manipulative locomotive investigative protective innovative prognosticative automotive assertive corroborative captive attentive contraceptive corroborative inquisitive determinative distributive corruptive facultative collective selective connective legislative addictive administrative appointive active octave eruptive reproductive supportive nonproductive counterproductive unproductive seductive affective productive furtive disruptive motive directive eruptive adoptive adaptive productive hyperactive photoconductive overactive cognitive conductive interactive proactive abortive native nonnative reactive hypersensitive primitive repetitive attractive unattractive destructive obstructive derivative refractive definitive constructive reconstructive combative instructive insensitive sensitive infinitive retroactive competitive inactive additive detective alliterative iterative protective assaultive restive festive radioactive unreceptive preemptive perceptive descriptive deceptive redemptive receptive directive corrective adjective respective exploitive

Phonetic and Homophones

AH0 K Y UW1 Z AH0 T IH0 V

Similar Spelling

acquisitive accusation accusatory acoustic accused acoustic_wave accusatorial acoustics acoustical

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