Commissive Definition
adjective
By commission; resulting from a positive act.
This error was commissive rather than omissive.
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(pragmatics) Making a commitment, such as a promise or threat, by illocutionary means.
"I will kill you if you do that" is a commissive statement.
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noun
(pragmatics) A speech act by which a commitment is made, such as a promise or threat.
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Other Word Forms of Commissive
Noun
Singular:
commissive
Plural:
commissives
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