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copulative
[ kop-yuh-ley-tiv, -luh-tiv ]
adjective
- serving to unite or couple.
- Grammar.
- involving or consisting of connected words or clauses:
a copulative sentence.
- pertaining to or serving as a copula; serving to connect subject and complement:
a copulative verb.
- serving to connect nouns, noun phrases, verbs, clauses, etc.:
a copulative conjunction.
- of the dvandva type:
Bittersweet is a copulative compound.
- of or relating to sexual intercourse.
noun
- Grammar. a copulative word.
copulative
/ ˈɒʊəɪ /
adjective
- serving to join or unite
- of or characteristic of copulation
- grammar (of a verb) having the nature of a copula
Derived Forms
- ˈDZܱپ, adverb
Other 51Թ Forms
- DZu·t· adverb
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of copulative1
Example Sentences
The copulative prowess of a 17th-century Moroccan emperor, for instance, was the subject of a study by German and Austrian mathematicians who won a prize.
On my recent foray into the universe of Tinder, I encountered plenty of sexed-up New Yorkers eager after only a few texts to engage in almost any sort of copulative activity.
These should be followed by the copulative verb; after which should come the intransitive verb and its nominative in the different tenses, and the transitive with its object in the same way.
C. L. N. A. I. J. Bl. says the omission of the copulative wa in line 4 of the original is characteristic of Khayyam.
To speak in academical language, the conjunction in this case is the disjunctive 'or,' not the copulative 'and.'
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