Associations to the word «Subordinative»
Wiktionary
SUBORDINATIVE, adjective. Tending to subordinate; expressing subordination.
SUBORDINATIVE, adjective. (grammar) Used to introduce a subordinate sentence.
Dictionary definition
SUBORDINATIVE, adjective. Serving to connect a subordinate clause to a main clause; "`when' in `I will come when I can' is a subordinating conjunction".
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.