indicative
indicative Lexical Profile
indicative Game Scores & Validity
• adjective
Serving as a sign, symptom, or indication of something; suggestive (usually followed by 'of').
"High employee turnover is often indicative of poor management practices."
In grammar, relating to or denoting the mood of a verb used to state an objective fact or ask a direct question.
"Most declarative sentences in English use verbs in the indicative mood."
• noun
The grammatical mood of a verb used to make factual statements or pose direct questions, or a verb form in this mood.
"When learning Spanish, students typically master the present indicative before tackling the subjunctive."
Word Nuance & Usage
In its general sense meaning 'serving as a sign,' 'indicative' is used almost exclusively in the predicate position followed by the preposition 'of' (e.g., 'symptoms indicative of a fever').
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Word Origin & Etymology
Borrowed in the late 14th century from Late Latin indicativus ('serving to point out, stating a fact'), from Latin indicare ('to point out, show').