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indicative Definition

in·dica·tive (in dikə tiv)

adjective

  1. giving an indication, suggestion, or intimation; showing; signifying a look indicative of joy
  2. designating or of the mood of a verb used to identify an act, state, or occurrence as actual, or to ask a question of fact

Etymology: Fr indicatif < L indicativus

noun

  1. the indicative mood
  2. a verb in this mood

indicative Related Forms
in·dica·tively adverb
indicative Synonyms

indicative

modif.

characteristic, significatory, connotative, suggestive; see characteristic, symbolic.

indicative Usage Examples

Preposition: of

  • trend: These characteristics are indicative of an important trend in religious life over the past decade.
  • distress: I have attached a tiny sample of users' comments, indicative of the great distress that misinformed doctors seem to be causing.
  • lack: Its not even indicative of a lack of support - for a first event having that many people turn up shows a massive interest.
  • presence: Both may be indicative of the presence of disease or possible predisposition to disease later in life.
  • failure: Treatment in men Elevated endogenous FSH levels are indicative of primary testicular failure.
  • extent: The balance is indicative of the extent of the previous evasion of the Regulations.

Modifies a noun

  • allocation: London's funding over the 2-year period has dropped by £ 52 million compared to the indicative regional allocations published in December 2004.
  • costings: The design provides indicative costings for engineering works needed to raise and maintain high water levels on this drained farmland.
  • bibliography: An outline of the intended essay, together with indicative bibliography will be submitted by the end of the Autumn Term.
  • timeline: The table below gives further detail of the indicative timeline for this work.
  • timetable: Indicative timetable Prospective contractors must submit detailed priced bids by 12pm on Friday 21st July 2006.
  • reading: Indicative reading for the Masters Degree in Holistic Science can be found in the MSc section of the website.

Modifying Another Word

  • broadly: Is broadly indicative play a role for workers without.
  • perhaps: And, perhaps indicative of the Glazer regime, why was there so little movement at Old Trafford?
  • necessarily: That they might do so in certain cases is not necessarily indicative of any racism on their part or that of their readers.
  • purely: In other words, comparison of these rates may not be purely indicative of differences in receipt of care when sick.
  • merely: The official cost to individuals of £ 93 per head is, we are told, " merely indicative " .

Used with adjective complement

  • seem: Microsoft's contradictory position on Linux as a viable competitor seems indicative of the difference between the marketplace and the court.
  • consider: The audit of schemes should be considered indicative rather than comprehensive or exhaustive.

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