illative has definitions from the fields of grammar,logic
1
[ adjective ] (logic) resembling or dependent on or arrived at by inference

Synonyms

inferential

Examples

"an illative conclusion" "inferential reasoning"

Related terms

deductive

2
[ adjective ] relating to or having the nature of illation or inference

Synonyms

inferential

Examples

"the illative faculty of the mind"

Related terms

inference inference

3
[ adjective ] (grammar) expressing or preceding an inference

Examples

"`therefore' is an illative word"

Related terms

grammar deductive

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