Associations to the word «Commissive»
Noun
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Wiktionary
COMMISSIVE, adjective. By commission; resulting from a positive act.
COMMISSIVE, adjective. (pragmatics) Making a commitment, such as a promise or threat, by illocutionary means.
COMMISSIVE, noun. (pragmatics) A speech act by which a commitment is made, such as a promise or threat.
COMMISSIVE MOOD, noun. (grammar) A grammatical mood that indicates promises or threats.
COMMISSIVE MOODS, noun. Plural of commissive mood
Wise words
Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary
meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the
truants in custody and bring them back to their right
senses.