Associations to the word «Jussive»
Verb
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Wiktionary
JUSSIVE, adjective. (grammar) (of a verb) Inflected to indicate commands, permission or agreement with a request.
JUSSIVE, noun. (grammar) (uncountable and countable) The jussive mood, a verb inflection used to indicate a command, permission or agreement with a request; an instance of a verb so inflected.
Wise words
Wisdom does not show itself so much in precept as in life -
in firmness of mind and a mastery of appetite. It teaches us
to do, as well as talk, and to make our words and actions
all of a color.