Indicative
Pronunciation : In*dic"a*tive
Part of Speech : a.
Etymology : [L. indicativus: cf. F. indicatif.]
Definition : 1. Pointing out; bringing to notice; giving intimation or knowledge of something not visible or obvious. That truth id productive of utility, and utility indicative of truth, may be thus proved. Bp. Warburton.
2. (Fine Arts)
Defn: Suggestive; representing the whole by a part, as a fleet by a ship, a forest by a tree, etc. Indicative mood (Gram.), that mood or form of the verb which indicates, that is, which simply affirms or denies or inquires; as, he writes; he is not writing; has the mail arrived
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
Pronunciation : In*dic"a*tive
Part of Speech : n.
Definition : Defn: The indicative mood.
(Gram.)
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913