Adjective: indicative in'di-ku-tiv
- (grammar) of, or relating to the indicative mood
"indicative mood";
- declarative
- (usually followed by 'of') pointing out or revealing clearly
"actions indicative of fear";
- indicatory, revelatory, significative, suggestive
- A mood (grammatically unmarked) that represents the act or state as an objective fact
"The sentence 'It is raining' is in the indicative mood";
- indicative mood, declarative mood, declarative
Derived forms: indicatives
See also: revealing
Encyclopedia: Indicative