Meanings
adjectivecommissive (comparative more commissive, superlative most commissive)
comparative more commissive · superlative most commissive
- By commission; resulting from a positive act.
This error was commissive rather than omissive.
- human sciencesMaking a commitment, such as a promise or threat, by illocutionary means.
"I will kill you if you do that" is a commissive statement.
nouncommissive (plural commissives)
plural commissives
- human sciencesA speech act by which a commitment is made, such as a promise or threat.
Translations
German kommissiv, Kommissiv
- kommissivmaking a commitment by illocutionary means
- Kommissivspeech act by which a commitment is made
Korean 언약적, 언약행위
- 언약적 (eonyakjeok)making a commitment by illocutionary means
- 언약행위 (eonyakhaeng'wi)speech act by which a commitment is made
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“commissive.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/commissive. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “commissive,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/commissive.
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