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conjunctive

[kuhn-juhngk-tiv] / kənˈdʒʌŋk tɪv /


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And they used lots of conjunctive adverbs, those connecting words like moreover, namely and indeed.

From The Guardian Sep. 21, 2018

As his solo closes, he and Mr. O’Farrill link up again, finding a loose, conjunctive flow.

From New York Times Jun. 1, 2018

Asked what she would do with a second gold if she won one in Rio, she took exception to the conjunctive.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 17, 2016

I make my bread deciding whether a word is an attributive noun or adjective, parsing adverbial uses over conjunctive uses, writing those delightfully boring usage notes in your dictionary.

From The Guardian Mar. 4, 2013

With, near, next, like, from, towards, against, because, for, through, my—these words designate types of conjunctive relation arranged in a roughly ascending order of intimacy and inclusiveness.

From Essays in Radical Empiricism by William James




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